In December 1883, the British government ordered Egypt to abandon the Sudan, but that was difficult to carry out, as it involved the withdrawal of thousands of Egyptian soldiers, civilian employees, and their families.
1883年12月，英國政府命令埃及放棄蘇丹，但撤離行動是困難的，數千名埃及士兵、平民和他們的家眷仍然困在蘇丹。