World History · Middle East & Africa

Anglo French Punitive

By Marc Schulman World History 2 min read

HistoryCentral · Primary Source & History

The French and the British launched a punitive expedition against Sudan that was decisively defeated by Muhammad Ahmad at the battle of El Ubbayid. The British then sent Charles George Gordon to arrange the withdrawal of British troops from Sudan. He was cut off and executed by the Sudanese.

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