# The Hicks Expedition - Don't Mess with a Mahdi

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Podcast: [Forgotten Wars](https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088)
Published: 2026-01-12T01:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-wars/episodes/6963ce983a409cca4978982c
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Duration seconds: 3252

## Resource

It's 1883 and troubling news is coming out of the Sudan. Tales of a revolt in the name of God, a mysterious figure called the Mahdi who is winning victory after victory against Egyptian forces. Soon Cairo and its new master Great Britain will send one of the worst army's in history to finally put down the Mahdi, setting the stage for an epic defeat that drag Britain into multiple wars and change the history of Sudan forever. #History #Britain #MilitaryHistory #War Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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