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The 13 pages that link to Battle of Omdurman, each with the reason it gives.

• Anglo-Egyptian SudanRelated: The victory secured military control before the condominium was formally declared.

• KhartoumRelated: The battle secured British control of the region around Khartoum.

• Fashoda IncidentRelated: Kitchener’s victory freed his force to proceed south and confront Marchand.

• Herbert KitchenerBroader topic: Kitchener commanded the Anglo-Egyptian force whose victory made him famous in Britain.

• Muhammad AhmadBroader topic: The defeat ended the Mahdist state Ahmad had founded.

• Mahdist StateBroader topic: The defeat ended the state’s rule and enabled the reconquest of Sudan.

• Mahdist WarBroader topic: The defeat broke the Mahdist state’s main field army.

• Maxim gunBroader topic: British Maxim guns were used in a starkly unequal demonstration of rapid-fire weapons.

• Garnet WolseleyCompared with: Kitchener’s later victory in Sudan contrasts with Wolseley’s unsuccessful Nile relief expedition.

• Siege of KhartoumRelated: It ended the Mahdist state that had captured Khartoum.

• Hiram MaximBroader topic: British forces used Maxim guns there with devastating effect against massed infantry.

• OmdurmanBroader topic: The battle established British-Egyptian control over the city and helped shape its modern history.

• Sudan RailwaysRelated: The campaign’s aftermath enabled colonial authorities to extend railways into Sudan.