ering ▁the ▁Sud an ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Kh ed ive . ▁The ▁confront ation ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁British ▁was ▁cord ial ▁but ▁both ▁sides ▁ins isted ▁on ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁F ash oda . ▁ ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁encounter ▁was ▁relay ed ▁to ▁Paris ▁and ▁London ▁and ▁each ▁side ▁accused ▁the ▁other ▁of ▁expansion ism ▁and ▁ag gression . ▁A ▁st alem ate ▁( the ▁F ash oda ▁Inc ident ) ▁continued ▁until ▁November ▁ 3 ▁when ▁French ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Thé oph ile ▁Del c ass é , ▁fear ing ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁war , ▁with d rew ▁March and ▁and ▁his ▁troops ▁and ▁c eded ▁the ▁Sud an ▁to ▁the ▁British . ▁ ▁The ▁March and ▁Mission ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁French ▁attempt ▁during ▁the ▁great ▁period ▁of ▁colonial ▁expansion ▁to ▁link ▁colonial ▁territ ories ▁across ▁the ▁bread th ▁of ▁Africa . ▁Some ▁ 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁por ters ▁strugg led ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁miles ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁con quest , ▁carrying ▁hundreds ▁of ▁tons ▁of ▁supplies . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Charles ▁Z org bib e , ▁" F ash oda ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁England ▁S ett les ▁on ▁the ▁N ile " ▁▁ ▁George ▁T abor , ▁" The ▁Cape ▁to ▁C airo ▁Railway ▁( 2 0 0 3 )" ▁ ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Sud an <0x0A> </s> ▁Jer od ▁Dav anta ▁Ward ▁( born ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁is ▁an