Fashoda Incident | |||||||
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Part of the Scramble for Africa | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
132 soldiers | 1,500 British, Egyptian and Sudanese soldiers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | None |
Events leading to World War I |
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The Fashoda Incident, also known as the Fashoda Crisis (French: Crise de Fachoda), was the climax of imperialist territorial disputes between Britain and France in East Africa, occurring between 10 July to 3 November 1898. A French expedition to Fashoda on the White Nile sought to gain control of the Upper Nile river basin and thereby exclude Britain from Sudan. The French party and a British-Egyptian force (outnumbering the French by 10 to 1) met on friendly terms. However, in Europe, it became a war scare. The British held firm as both empires stood on the verge of war with heated rhetoric on both sides. Under heavy pressure, the French withdrew, ensuring Anglo-Egyptian control over the area.