Battle of Atbara

The Battle of Atbara also known as the Battle of the Atbara River took place during the Mahdist War. Anglo-Egyptian forces defeated 15,000 Mahdists on the banks of the River Atbara. The battle proved to be the turning point in the reconquest of Sudan by the British and Egyptian coalition.

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1898  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

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General Kitchener and the Anglo-egyptian Nile Campaign, 1898 HU93853

Darmali, Sudan; an operation being performed on a Dervish pr Wellcome V0015334

Atbara

Battle of Atbara 1

Bombardment of Mahdist positions by one

River War 1-13 Atbara Campaign

River War 1-11 Mahmuds Zeriba

River War 1-17 Atbara Battle 7.55am

River War 1-16 Atbara Battle 7.40am

River War 1-10 Atbara

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		General Kitchener and the Anglo-egyptian Nile Campaign, 1898 HU93853		Commons
commons	image		Darmali, Sudan; an operation being performed on a Dervish pr Wellcome V0015334		Commons
commons	image		Atbara		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Atbara 1		Commons
commons	image		Bombardment of Mahdist positions by one		Commons
commons	image		River War 1-13 Atbara Campaign		Commons
commons	image		River War 1-11 Mahmuds Zeriba		Commons
commons	image		River War 1-17 Atbara Battle 7.55am		Commons
commons	image		River War 1-16 Atbara Battle 7.40am		Commons
commons	image		River War 1-10 Atbara		Commons