Battle of Tofrek
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The Battle of Tofrek was fought on 22 March 1885 some 5 miles inland from the port of Suakin on the Red Sea coast of Sudan. A contingent of some 3,000 troops from the British and Indian "Suakin Field Force" led by Major General Sir John Carstairs McNeill was attacked by a Mahdist force under the leadership of Osman Digna. The Mahdists were heavily defeated, losing some 1,000 of their 2,000 fighters as compared to the loss of 70 British and Indian soldiers plus over 100 casualties.
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1885 Battle of Tofrek
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Battle of Tofrek
Battle of Tofrek (cropped 1to1 portrait)
Tofrek Zeriba Map| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1956 | Sudan | human settlement, sovereign state, rump state, republic, country | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1832 | Ethiopian–Ottoman border conflict | Ethiopian Empire, Egypt Eyalet, border conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1837 | Battle of Wad Kaltabu | battle, Ethiopian Empire, Egypt Eyalet | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1885 | Battle of Tofrek | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1888 | Battle of Madana | battle, Ethiopian Empire, Mahdist Sudan | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2009 | 2009 Sudan airstrikes | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1881 | Mahdist War | war, British Empire, Congo Free State, Kingdom of Italy, Ethiopian Empire, Mahdist Sudan | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Battle of Tofrek | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battle of Tofrek (cropped 1to1 portrait) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tofrek Zeriba Map | Commons | ||
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