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COMMANDER // 1861–1953

Reginald Wingate

generalUnited Kingdom2 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1861 – 1953

1875190019251950Mahdist War · 1881-1899World War I · 1914–1918 (1917–1918 U.S. combat role)Battle of Umm Diwaykarat — November 25, 1899 · United Kingdom · Mahdist WarInvasion of Darfur — March 16, 1916 · British Empire · World War I

Active service 1899–1916 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 38.

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General Sir Francis Reginald Wingate, 1st Baronet was a British Army officer and imperial administrator, principal founder and Governor-General of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. His central role in the administration of the Sudan earned him the nickname "Wingate of the Sudan".

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Battles (2)

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