1 janv. 1898 - Battle of Omdurman
Description:
A British army with 20 machine guns and 6 gunboats engaged a huge Sudanese force that sought to expel the British from the area at Omdurman, near Khartoum on the Nile River, During 5 hours of fighting, the British force lost a few hundred men while machine guns and explosive charges fired from gunboats killed close to 20,000 Sudanese in a matter of hours. The battle of Omdurman became the first step in the establishment of British colonial rule in SudanAjouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1898
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 127 ans