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title: "Kitchener's Sudan Campaign Victory"
year: 1898
country: "United Kingdom"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1898/omdurman-campaign"
slug: "omdurman-campaign"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1898-01-01"
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# Kitchener's Sudan Campaign Victory

> British forces under Kitchener decisively defeated the Mahdist State at Omdurman, consolidating imperial control over Sudan and marking the zenith of British colonial military power.

## Summary

With Kitchener in the Soudan; A Story of Atbara and Omdurman by British author G. A. Henty is an adventure novel set during the British military expedition under Lord Kitchener and the subsequent destruction of the Mahdi's followers during the Mahdist War (1881–1899). It was first published in 1902.

## Sources

- [With Kitchener in the Soudan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_Kitchener_in_the_Soudan) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1898/omdurman-campaign