01 / Overview
Mahdist War
Date
1881–1899
Type
interstate war
Battles & Operations
Duration
18 years 4 days
Participants
+1 Weapon System
02 / Sides
Belligerents 7 participants
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VS
03 / Battles & Operations · 35 records
Battle Battle of Aba 1881 Battle Battle of Om Waragat 1883 Battle Battle of El Obeid 1883 Battle First and Second Battles of El Teb 1884 Battle Battle of El Eilafun 1884 Battle Battle of Tamai 1884 Battle Siege of Khartoum 1884–1885 Battle Suakin Expedition 1884–1885 Battle Ethiopian-Mahdist War 1885–1889 Battle Battle of Abu Klea 1885 Battle Battle of Abu Kru 1885 Battle Battle of Ginnis 1885 Battle Battle of Kirbekan 1885 Battle Battle of Kufit 1885 Battle Battle of Tofrek 1885 Battle Battle of Madana 1888 Battle Battle of Guté Dili 1888 Battle Battle of Sar Weha 1888 Battle Battle of Dufile 1888 Battle Battle of Suakin 1888 Battle Battle of Toski 1889 Battle Battle of Gallabat 1889 Battle First Battle of Agordat 1890 Battle Battle of Serobeti 1892 Battle Second Battle of Agordat 1893 Battle Battle of Kassala 1894 Battle Battle of Ferkeh 1896 Battle Battle of Abu Hamed 1897 Battle Battle of Rejaf 1897 Battle Battle of Omdurman 1898 Battle Battle of Atbara 1898 Battle Battle of Fachoda 1898 Battle Battle of Gedaref 1898 Battle Battle of Roseires 1898 Battle Battle of Umm Diwaykarat 1899
04 / Weapons & Equipment · 7 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
Switzerland 
Germany ORIGIN · COMPANY
Total 7 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age -1 years all equipment
{{plainlist| New South Wales Eritrea }} -2 years avg. age
SIDE B 2 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $16 · 1965 Carcano
Weapons & Equipment7systems
Country
CATEGORY
Maxim gunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)76M1870 Italian VetterliBolt-Action Rifles47Vetterli rifleBolt-Action Rifles42BL 5 inch Mark I howitzerTowed Artillery & Mortars38Lancaster pistolPistols37CarcanoBolt-Action Rifles63Maxim gunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)76Maxim gunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)76CarcanoBolt-Action Rifles63M1870 Italian VetterliBolt-Action Rifles47
Mauser C96Pistols61
M1870 Italian VetterliBolt-Action Rifles47Each system appears only once in the list.
📚 Sources
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
- Correlates of War (CoW) project
- Official archives and academic literature