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A cartoon by J.M. Staniforth of the Fashoda Incident of 1898 when France and Britain almost went to war over their competing claims for control of the Upper Nile.

An 1899 painting showing the charge of the British 21st Lancers at the Battle of Omdurman in September 1898 during the Mahdist War (1881-99).

An illustration by Robert Talbot Kelly showing a Mahdist camel cavalry charge against the Anglo-Egyptian-Sudanese lines at the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898 during the Mahdist War (1881-99).

A map showing the natural and manmade defences of Khartoum during the siege of Khartoum in 1884-5 during the Mahdist War (1881-99).

A still shot from the MGM-United Artists film Khartoum (1966) showing the siege of Khartoum in 1884-5 during the Mahdist War (1881-99)

A jibba (jibbah), a garment worn by Mahdists in the Mahdist War (1881-99). The coloured patches represented a rejection of worldly goods. Essex Regiment Museum, Chelmsford, UK.

An illustration showing the Sudanese capital Khartoum in 1888 during the Mahdist War (1881-99).

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