Battle of Kassala
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The Battle of Kassala was fought on July 17, 1894, between an Italian colonial troop and Mahdist Sudanese forces.[11]
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Battle of Kassala | |||||||||
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Part of the Mahdist War | |||||||||
General Oreste Baratieri | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
• Colony of Eritrea | Mahdist Sudan | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Oreste Baratieri Captain Francesco Carchidio Malvolti † [3][4][5][6] |
Mussaed Gaidum[7] (Emir of Kassala) | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Italian troops:[3] 56 Italian officers 41 Italian NCOs 2,526 native soldiers |
Mahdi troops:[3] 2,500 Mahdist infantry 600 Baqqara cavalry | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
28 killed[3][8] 41 wounded[3][9] |
1,400 dead & wounded[3] hundreds were killed and drowned[9][10] |
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