HyperDic: battle_of_omdurman

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Omdurman:
NOUNactbattle of Omdurman, Omdurmana battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese
English > battle of Omdurman: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese.
SynonymOmdurman
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
RegionSudan, SoudanA region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts
Spanishbatalla de Omdurman, Omdurman

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