The Fashoda Incident
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History, French History, African History
- Geographical Location: England, France, Sudan
- Date: July, 1898-March, 1899
Article abstract: The Fashoda incident on the Upper Nile brings England and France to the brink of war, changing the course of European domestic diplomacy.
Summary of Event
In the summer of 1897, Great Britain approached its zenith as an imperial power, and the British empire celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne. Nowhere was British influence more apparent than in Africa, the arena where the Great Powers struggled for colonies.
The most heated rivalry in Africa was between Great Britain and France over Egypt...
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