KnowraBattle of OmdurmanLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Battle of Omdurman, each with the reason it gives.All 13Broader topic 7Related 5Compared with 1Herbert 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.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.