British punished Egyptian rebels by sending them to fight the Mahdï in Sudan

Evidence

The punishment for many of the soldiers of lesser rank who had participated in the rebellion was reassignment to the Sudan to fight the Mahdï (a fate considered by many to be equal to capital punishment). — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 511

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 511
• XREF: connects to: Punishing Egyptian rebels with Sudanese service was seen as near capital punishment; The Mahdi’s rebellion mobilized Sudanese against Egyptian taxation and slave-trade abolition; Egyptian nationalism paired aggression toward Sudan with defensiveness toward Britain. (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• British treated exiled Egyptian rebel soldiers as dishonored prisoners, not comrades #expands (0.70)
• Egyptian nationalism paired aggression toward Sudan with defensiveness toward Britain. #complicates (0.50)
• Sudanese Mahdists framed their revolt against Egyptians as religious and economic resistance #expands (0.35)
• Sudanese Mahdist forces denounced Egyptian rule for religious and economic exploitation. #expands (0.35)