In this conflict, William Hicks' army was completely destroyed at the Battle of El Obeid, and following that battle, the victor enlisted the help of the Hadendoa tribe, known as "Fuzzy-Wuzzys."
In this conflict, William Hicks' army was completely destroyed at the Battle of El Obeid, and following that battle, the victor enlisted the help of the Hadendoa tribe, known as "Fuzzy-Wuzzys." Garnet Wolseley was sent to relieve a key city during this conflict, but arrived two days after General "Chinese" Gordon's force had been defeated and slaughtered. Following the death of this conflict's instigator, an army under Horatio Kitchener crossed south from Egypt and won a decisive victory at the Battle of Omdurman. For 10 points, name this colonial war in Sudan started by a Messianic leader.
In this conflict, William Hicks' army was completely destroyed at the Battle of El Obeid, and following that battle, the victor enlisted the help of the Hadendoa tribe, known as "Fuzzy-Wuzzys."
Mahdi Revolt [accept Mahdist War or Anglo-Sudan War or the Sudanese Revolt or the Sudanese Campaign or the River War as Winston Churchill apparently called it]