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A map with the British and French possessions marked, and the proposed railways drawn would make this article MUCH more interesting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.161.13.112 ( talk • contribs)
well written article but lacks neutrality. the exposed view is obviously pro-Britain, i speak for the military comparison. so the british were superior in both naval and ground force terms... well, well, well. i'm gonna check the french version, hope it's not gonna be a translation of the english version as often. Louis R14 04:56, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
The Fashoda Incident is interesting because it is that tipping point between the previous centuries of French/British conflict and ascendancy, and the future that was to revolve around Germany's continental hegemonic aspirations and the superpower era of the US and USSR.
The article is clearly pro-british with some disturbing exaggerations that almost amount to historical revisionism. It should be flagged as lacking neutrality IMHO — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2620:101:F000:700:91A4:E32B:7292:4815 ( talk) 00:07, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
I think the accuracy of this article could be disputed. The assertion that Britain's motive during the Fashoda incident was to secure the territory for a Cape to Cairo railway has been questioned by historians, most notably Robinson and Gallagher in their book "Africa and the Victorians." Said authors assert rather that Britain's conquest of the Sudan was driven mainly by a desire to prevent other Powers from controlling the Nile. By the 1890s Egypt had replaced Constantinople as Britain's main base for protecting India from Russia, and Britain thereafter pursued a policy of protecting the Nile for fear that if it was taken by another Power the water supply to Egypt could be cut off. It was in defense of the Nile (and ultimately the Indian colony) that Britain confronted the French in the Sudan - not in the pursuit of a Cape to Cairo railway. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Imthatdude804 ( talk • contribs) 20:38, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
Why are there two [edit] links, side by side, but nothing next to the first two section headers? Who then was a gentleman? ( talk) 05:59, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
The blue nile is labelled as the white and vice versa in the map. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.234.252.65 ( talk) 12:25, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
See above, regarding the French rail plans and two sources with many more details on the incident itself (such as Kitchener showing up in Mahdist boats but wisely writing ahead to explain that situation to the French). — LlywelynII 14:50, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
During what in Germany is called the 7 Year War, the first real world war, being fought on 3 continents and the oceans. The outcome of that war prevented the French to link their colonies in the Missisippi Basin (Lousiana) and the Great Lakes (Detroit) with those on the Saint Lawrence River (Québec and Montréal), what would have prevented the "Go West" of the USA to the Pacific Ocean. L.Willms ( talk) 13:22, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
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A map with the British and French possessions marked, and the proposed railways drawn would make this article MUCH more interesting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.161.13.112 ( talk • contribs)
well written article but lacks neutrality. the exposed view is obviously pro-Britain, i speak for the military comparison. so the british were superior in both naval and ground force terms... well, well, well. i'm gonna check the french version, hope it's not gonna be a translation of the english version as often. Louis R14 04:56, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
The Fashoda Incident is interesting because it is that tipping point between the previous centuries of French/British conflict and ascendancy, and the future that was to revolve around Germany's continental hegemonic aspirations and the superpower era of the US and USSR.
The article is clearly pro-british with some disturbing exaggerations that almost amount to historical revisionism. It should be flagged as lacking neutrality IMHO — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2620:101:F000:700:91A4:E32B:7292:4815 ( talk) 00:07, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
I think the accuracy of this article could be disputed. The assertion that Britain's motive during the Fashoda incident was to secure the territory for a Cape to Cairo railway has been questioned by historians, most notably Robinson and Gallagher in their book "Africa and the Victorians." Said authors assert rather that Britain's conquest of the Sudan was driven mainly by a desire to prevent other Powers from controlling the Nile. By the 1890s Egypt had replaced Constantinople as Britain's main base for protecting India from Russia, and Britain thereafter pursued a policy of protecting the Nile for fear that if it was taken by another Power the water supply to Egypt could be cut off. It was in defense of the Nile (and ultimately the Indian colony) that Britain confronted the French in the Sudan - not in the pursuit of a Cape to Cairo railway. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Imthatdude804 ( talk • contribs) 20:38, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
Why are there two [edit] links, side by side, but nothing next to the first two section headers? Who then was a gentleman? ( talk) 05:59, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
The blue nile is labelled as the white and vice versa in the map. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.234.252.65 ( talk) 12:25, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
See above, regarding the French rail plans and two sources with many more details on the incident itself (such as Kitchener showing up in Mahdist boats but wisely writing ahead to explain that situation to the French). — LlywelynII 14:50, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
During what in Germany is called the 7 Year War, the first real world war, being fought on 3 continents and the oceans. The outcome of that war prevented the French to link their colonies in the Missisippi Basin (Lousiana) and the Great Lakes (Detroit) with those on the Saint Lawrence River (Québec and Montréal), what would have prevented the "Go West" of the USA to the Pacific Ocean. L.Willms ( talk) 13:22, 1 November 2023 (UTC)