The Mahdist forces take Khartoum in Sudan after a nine-month siege and slaughter most inhabitants and the British garrison, inc

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South African History Online. (2012, January 20). The Mahdist forces take Khartoum in Sudan after a nine-month siege and slaughter most inhabitants and the British garrison, inc. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073007

South African History Online (2012) 'The Mahdist forces take Khartoum in Sudan after a nine-month siege and slaughter most inhabitants and the British garrison, inc', South African History Online, 20 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073007 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).

South African History Online, The Mahdist forces take Khartoum in Sudan after a nine-month siege and slaughter most inhabitants and the British garrison, inc [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073007, (accessed 26 September 2026).

"The Mahdist forces take Khartoum in Sudan after a nine-month siege and slaughter most inhabitants and the British garrison, inc." South African History Online, 20 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073007. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Mahdist forces take Khartoum in Sudan after a nine-month siege and slaughter most inhabitants and the British garrison, inc." South African History Online. January 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073007.