Obeid

[ oh-beyd ]

/ oʊˈbeɪd /

El Obeid.

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El Obeid

[ el oh-beyd ]

/ ˌɛl oʊˈbeɪd /

a city in the central Sudan: Egyptian army defeated by Mahdist forces 1883.

Also Obeid, Al-Obeid.

Arabic Al-Ubayyid.

Obeid in Darfour surrendered after a five months' siege, and, flushed with success, he carried all before him.

The Red Book of Heroes |Leonora Blanche Lang
The officials at El Obeid made some attempt to check this trade, but the difficulties were great.

Fire and Sword in the Sudan |Rudolf C. Slatin
The success of the Government troops at Obeid was, however, doomed to be followed by disasters in other directions.

The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 |Charles Royle
His original plan was to march to Bara and Obeid by the northern and more direct route.

The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 |Charles Royle

The garrison in El Obeid now began to suffer from the effects of this close siege and blockade.

Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 |F. R. Wingate

El Obeid

/ (ɛl əʊˈbeɪd) /

a city in the central Sudan, in Kordofan province: scene of the defeat of a British and Egyptian army by the Mahdi (1883). Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)