The Battle of Omdurman

NOTE: For all you who keep criticizing the content, are you really so stupid that you don't realize this was a school project made by a bunch of 15 year olds with information straight out of a textbook? We put this on YouTube because we thought it was funny. If you think its SOOO terrible, make your own video. Why are you even watching this in the first place?

What started as 8 seconds of footage turned into a history-channel-style documentary. Tiiiiight.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• British
• Africa
• Omdurman
• Empire
• Euro
• AP
• School
• Pattonville

[OminousMoniker]

All the information portrayed in the video was taken from a High School AP Euopean History text book. Everyone involved in the video was no older than 15 or 16 at the time and were just trying to get a stupid school project done.

If you don't like the factual innaccuracies, take it up with McGraw-Hill. They publish the text books that the school provided to the students.

Why are you guys even watching this video? Where are you finding it?

[Kasakkasotnia]

Predecessors of Al Queda? They fought for their land and freedom against European influence and British colonial desires. More similarity to Boxer rebellion, Bolivarist army and North American Indian wars than suicide bombings.

For if you recall, this war was fought on their soil. Mahdists can hardly be referred to as the agressors.

[Kasakkasotnia]

There is hardly any connection between modern muslim terrorism and these armies of tribesmen in the Sudanese wastelands. Both use Islam as an unifying, morale-boosting factor, that's true, but the modern terrorism strives from desperation and sheer hate, Mahdists on the other hand fought simply to drive back the invader and regain their lost dignity and culture.

[TalonMercenary]

If only the Mahdi hadn't died in 1885. I'm sure Lord Kitchener would have had some fun with him in 1897 when the Mahdists were wiped out

[TalonMercenary]

@Bulllseye2012 Yeah, the British relief force on camels would have reached Khartoum in time if the Nile hadn't of broken down some of the barricades as it rose. That was the only reason the Mahdists were able to enter the town

[pan1pan1]

@ahmed660066 don't think the British were doing slavery in the 1880's, must be mixing us up with Africans/muslims.

[Bulllseye2012]

Defeated at Khartoum!!!

LMFAO after a siege that lasted 313 days, brilliantly held by Major-General Gordon & Gordon ultimately only being defeated by an over whelming force of 50-60 thousands! Yep that’s one hell of a defeat.

313 days WOW

[blueray1969]

OMG - this has to be one of the few wars the Americans didn't turn up late to and make a fortune selling weapons to everyone :) Seriously though, anyone have an idea how many people died in the European conquest of Africa compared to the American conquest of the North America? I know the Germans committed genocide against the Hottentots, but anywhere else - did they suffer like the Native Americans?

[BlackCountryPuddler]

@theray2006 They were incredibly brave. You have no idea how brave they were.....but they could not prevail against European modern firepower. Their casualties were enormous and still they came on. British water cooled Maxim machine guns over heated. The 21st Lancers lost a fifth of their troopers in the first charge alone. It was one of the few engagements in history when resolute Cavalry met equally resolute warriors head on in a unmoveable solid wall.

[bartieboy93]

the british were not defeated at karthoum the egyptians were

fix the acne and the funny voice mate

[Woodlander65]

It was the biggest battle of the Mahdist War, but the British didnt win the war for another year till 1899, Battle of Umm Diwaykarat was the decider.

However Battle Omdurman is not just a decisive victory against the thousands of dervishes but also famous for Winston Churchill fighting with the 21st Lancer's and many streets in the UK naming their streets, roads and lanes Omdurman, after the battle.

[cyberdaemon]

@Kasakkasotnia Yea and they god clearly help them win, as the gods always do! Haha 10 000 dead vs 48, what a nutshell!