Northern Africa, 07 Aug 1897: Kitchener in Sudan
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Political map of Northern Africa on 07 Aug 1897 (Scramble for Africa: Kitchener in Sudan), showing the following events: Benin Expedition; Second Batetela Rebellion; Cretan intervention; Battle of Rejaf; Thirty Days’ War; Anglo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1897; Battle of Abu Hamed.

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Austria-
Hungary

Congo

Free State(union w. Bel.)

F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c a(Fr. col. fed.)

French

Congo(Fr.)

Tunisia(Fr. prot.)

Khiva(Rus. prot.)

German
East Africa(Ger.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Crete(int. occ.)

Cyprus(Br. adm.)

Cape Verde(Port.)

Canary Islands(Sp.)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

Rio de Oro(Sp. prot.)

Uganda(Br. prot.)

North-
West
Africa(Ger. prot.)

East
Africa
Prot.(Br. prot.)

Gold
Coast(Br.)

Fr.
Guinea(FWA)

Fernando Póo(Sp.)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

French
Sudan(FWA)

Sierra Leone(Br.)

Majerteenia(It. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Hobyo(It. prot.)

`Anizzah(Ott. suz.)

Dar al Kuti(Rabih vas.)

Niger Coast(Br. prot.)

Ifni(Sp. claim)

Massina(Fr. infl.)

Adamawa(Sok. vas.)

Samori’s
Empire

Bauchi(Sok. vas.)

Ashanti(Br. prot.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

10–21 Feb 1897British conquer
Kingdom of Benin

14 Feb 1897–18 Nov 1899Batetela in revolt against
Congo Free State

15 Feb 1897–21 Dec 1898Great Powers in
occupation of Crete

17 Feb 1897Congo Free State
secures Lado

Apr–Sep 1897Greco-Turkish War

May 1897British and
Ethiopians
define Somali
border

7 Aug 1897Anglo-Egyptian forces
take Abu Hamed

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