However, this cannot really be blamed on the British; the geographical environment of the Sudan Region is truly terrible. Not to mention Sudan, even the northern part of Egypt is desert everywhere.
Only the small river valleys along the Nile River are truly suitable for habitation, which severely limits the British army's advance.
Compared to the local African natives, the British army is obviously not accustomed to this kind of terrain. The local natives harbor intense resistance against the British, which also makes it impossible for the British to utilize native troops to quell the rebellion.
If they pinned their hopes on an army composed of local natives, the British colonial rule in the Sudan Region might collapse in an instant.
To reduce British casualties, the British Government had to deploy certain troops from nearby Egypt and even more distant colonies like India to quell the rebellion.
