Atlas of Battles

country, 11 engagements

Battles in Sudan

11 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Sudan: 10 battles and 1 siege between AD 652 and 1940. The wars with most engagements here: Mahdist War (8), Muslim conquests (1), East African Campaign (1).

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Second battle of DongolaBattle of DabarkiBattle of El ObeidFirst and Second Battles of El TebSiege of KhartoumBattle of TamaiBattle of Abu KleaBattle of GinnisBattle of OmdurmanCapture of KassalaSecond Battle of El TebDubaiKhartoumAlexandriaTel AvivJeddahKuwait CitySanaaShirazBanghaziAden1000 km21.847N, 33.951E
11 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 3 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 652Second battle of DongolaOld DongolaMuslim conquests
1848Battle of DabarkiSudanEthiopian–Ottoman border conflict
3 November 1883Battle of El ObeidEl-ObeidMahdist War
4 February 1884First and Second Battles of El TebEl TebMahdist War
13 March 1884Siege of KhartoumKhartoumMahdist War
13 March 1884Battle of TamaiSudanMahdist War
17 January 1885Battle of Abu KleaKhartoumMahdist War
30 December 1885Battle of GinnisSudanMahdist War
2 September 1898Battle of OmdurmanOmdurmanMahdist War
10 June 1940Capture of KassalaSudanEast African Campaign
date unknownSecond Battle of El TebMahdist War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.