Northern Africa, 02 Sep 1898: Battle of Omdurman
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Political map of Northern Africa on 02 Sep 1898 (Scramble for Africa: Battle of Omdurman), showing the following events: Fall of Bagirmi; Cazemajou Mission; Cession of Kassala; Battle of Atbara; Third Mandingo War; Niger Convention; Marchand Mission; Battle of Omdurman.

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Austria-
Hungary

Congo

Free State(union w. Bel.)

F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c a(Fr. col. fed.)

French

Congo(Fr.)

Tunisia(Fr. prot.)

Khiva(Rus. prot.)

German
East Africa(Ger.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Crete(int. occ.)

Cyprus(Br. adm.)

Cape Verde(Port.)

Canary Islands(Sp.)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

Rio de Oro(Sp. prot.)

Uganda(Br. prot.)

North-
West
Africa(Ger. prot.)

East
Africa
Prot.(Br. prot.)

Gold
Coast(Br.)

Fr.
Guinea(FWA)

Fernando Póo(Sp.)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

French Sudan(FWA)

Benadir(It./BC)

Sierra Leone(Br.)

Majerteenia(It. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Hobyo(It. prot.)

`Anizzah(Ott. suz.)

Niger Coast(Br. prot.)

Ifni(Sp. claim)

Massina(Fr. infl.)

Adamawa(Sok. vas.)

Bauchi(Sok. vas.)

Ashanti(Br. prot.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

Sep 1897Bagirmi accepts French protection;
conquered by Rabih

Oct 1897–May 1898French expedition
to Chad fails

Dec 1897Italians cede
Kassala to Egypt

Apr 1898British defeat
Mahdists at Atbara

May–Sep 1898French defeat and
capture Samori Ture

Jun 1898British and French
define northern
boundary of Nigeria

Jul 1898French expedition
occupies Fashoda

2 Sep 1898British defeat
Mahdists at
Omdurman

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