| Wad Habuba Revolt |
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| Part of the aftermath of the Mahdist War |
| Date | April – 3 May 1908 |
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| Location | |
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| Result |
British victory |
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| Belligerents |
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 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
 Mahdist State |
| Commanders and leaders |
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Ernest Arthur Dickinson |
Abd al-Qadir Muhammad Imam Wad Habuba |
| Strength |
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2 infantry companies |
41 followers |
| Casualties and losses |
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17 killed and wounded |
35 killed |
Location of Katfia, Sudan.
[1]The Wad Habuba Revolt (Arabic: ثورة ود حبوبة) was an uprising in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in mid-1908. Its causes laid in religious opposition to Christian British rule in Sudan, and a desire to restore the Mahdist State. It was led Mahdist War veteran, Abd al-Qadir Muhammad Imam Wad Habuba. It began in April, when al-Qadir took over the town of Tugur with 40 followers. From there, the rebellion spread to Katfia. Colonial authorities took the revolt very seriously and dispatched 2 infantry companies to quell the uprising. By the end of April, Katfia had been bloodlessly recaptured. On the night of 2 May, the rebels attempted to retake Katfia from the British, but were unsuccessful, with 35 of them killed in the battle, while the British forces, led by Ernest Arthur Dickinson[2] (b. 1864,[3] Governor of Blue Nile province 1905–1914[3]) suffered 17 killed and wounded.[2] By 3 May, the revolt had ended and al-Qadir had left for Omdurman on a donkey.[2]
