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Battle of Umm Diwaykarat

Battle of Umm Diwaykarat was a battle fought in 1899 at Kordofan, in what is now Sudan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kordofan. It was part of the Mahdist War, which ran from 1881 to 1899. The recorded result: Anglo-Egyptian victory. Recorded strength: 8,000 against 10,000.

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Fought1899
WhereKordofan, Sudan13.000N, 29.500E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAnglo-Egyptian victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; Khedivate of EgyptagainstMahdist State
Casualties and losses3 killed, 23 woundedand1,000 killed and wounded, 3,000 captured
Part ofMahdist War1881 to 1899

Where it sits in the Mahdist War

Battle of Aba, 1881Battle of El Obeid, 1883First and Second Battles of El Teb, 1884Siege of Khartoum, 1884Battle of Tamai, 1884Battle of Abu Klea, 1885Battle of Tofrek, 1885Battle of Ginnis, 1885Battle of Dufile, 1888Battle of Suakin, 1888First Battle of Agordat, 1890Second Battle of Agordat, 1893Battle of Kassala, 1894Battle of Rejaf, 1897Battle of Abu Hamed, 1897Battle of Fachoda, 1898Battle of Omdurman, 1898Battle of Gedaref, 1898Battle of Umm Diwaykarat, 189918811899Battle of Umm Diwaykarat, 1899
20 placed engagements of the Mahdist War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1899 (year precision)
PlaceKordofan, Sudan
13.000N, 29.500E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Territorial changeAnglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
Strength8,00010,000
Casualties and losses3 killed, 23 wounded1,000 killed and wounded, 3,000 captured
Commanders
  • Reginald Wingate
  • Abdallahi ibn Muhammad
Battle of Umm DiwaykaratBattle of Umm DiwaykaratBattle of El ObeidBattle of El ObeidEn Nuhud100 km13.000N, 29.500E
Placed at Kordofan; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Umm Diwaykarat is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 25 in present-day Sudan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q476402, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Umm Diwaykarat, revision 1370591977, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.