. "Egypt" . . . . "1898-04-08Z"^^ . . . "United Kingdom" . . "Battle of Atbara"@en . "Sudan" . . "British and Egyptian victory" . ": 26 killed, 99 wounded" . "3,000 cavalry" . ": 57 killed, 386 wounded" . "14,000 troops" . "The Battle of Atbara took place during the Second Sudan War. Anglo-Egyptian forces defeated 15,000 Sudanese rebels, called Mahdists or Dervishes. The battle proved to be the turning point in the conquest of Sudan by a British and Egyptian coalition.By 1898, the combined British and Egyptian army was advancing down the Nile river into Sudan."@en . "12,000 infantry" .