Marchand remained in Fashoda until March 11, when he left by order of his government.

One of the tenets of English policy is to achieve great goals with little expense. They coveted Sudan, especially after they forced the Egyptians to evacuate it.

But they did not spare their money in this regard. After they sent the Egyptian expedition under the command of Kitchener Pasha, they took from the reserve of the Debt Fund to spend on the expedition. In March 1900, they spent half a million pounds. Mr. Curzon said in a policy of governing the provinces: "It is not possible to estimate the funds necessary for this expedition, but I assure the council that the Egyptian government alone will bear all these expenses."

Mr. Balfour announced in the House of Commons that the ambassadors of England had received instructions from their government to inform the countries that this expedition was undertaken for their benefit and that the expenses of this expedition might exceed the capacity of the Egyptian government. Therefore, they should allow half a million pounds from the reserve of the Debt Fund for this purpose. Germany, Austria, and Italy agreed, while France and Russia refused. Then Mr. Balfour said: "We will not back down from our decision. When the English soldier set foot, he stayed and did not move." The French withdrew in 1900. The Egyptian government brought the case before the Mixed Court. The Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the Debt Fund. England then presented a bill on February 6, 1901, for 1,200,000 pounds. This was a generous sum, as it is not permissible for the Egyptian government to borrow without the approval of the powers. This amount was waived by England. This waiver was for the purchase of necessary equipment for the expedition, which included a part of the Cairo-Kassala railway. Sir Rennell Rodd, the owner of the project at the time, was in Cairo and met with Prime Minister Mostafa Pasha Fahmy to purchase the railways.