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Contents 1 map 2 neutral? 3 Neutral, yes. 4 Accurate?

[edit] map

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)

You have spoken and been heard, except for the railways part. - BanyanTree 20:38, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] neutral?

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)

[edit] Neutral, yes.

I think that this article is a good overview of what happened, and why. It may seem "pro-Britain" but merely because they were the successful party! It IS neutral; If there is to be discussion on relative strengths of British and French naval and military forces, then other pages are the best place to lay that out. Nevertheless, it is a fact that Great Britain was rampant at this time, and at the very peak of her economic, imperial and maritime power. 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.

A very interesting period indeed! Omnes 14:43, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Accurate?

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. Britain thereafter pursued a policy of protecting the Nile for fear that if the Nile was taken by another Power the water supply to Egypt could be cut off. It was in defense of the Nile 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)