French forces evacuate the Sudanese town of Fashoda, which they had occupied since the previous August, after protestations from Britain. The town lies at a point of strategic importance because it lies at the intersection of a north-south line between Capetown and Cairo and a west-east line between Dakar and Djibouti, thus representing both France and Britain's ambition for their colonial communications.
Please log in to consult the article in its entirety. If you are a member (student of staff) of a subscribing institution (see List), you should be able to access the LE on campus directly (without the need to log in), and off-campus either via the institutional log in we offer, or via your institution's remote access facilities, or by creating a personal user account with your institutional email address. If you are not a member of a subscribing institution, you will need to purchase a personal subscription. For more information on how to subscribe as an individual user, please see under Individual Subcriptions.
62 words
Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "French evacuate Fashoda after Britain protests". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19272, accessed 10 June 2026.]
