Second Battle of Agordat
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The Second Battle of Agordat was fought in late December 1893, between Italian colonial troops and Mahdists from Sudan. Emir Ahmed Ali campaigned against the Italian forces in eastern Sudan and led about 10,000–12,000 men east from Kassala. This force encountered 2,400 Italians and their Eritrean askaris at Agordat, west of Asmara, commanded by Colonel Arimondi. Over 1,000 Dervishes, including the Emir, were killed in severe fighting. The outcome of the battle constituted "...the first decisive victory yet won by Europeans against the Sudanese revolutionaries,..."
1893
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1893 Second Battle of Agordat
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Alfred Pearse - Second Battle of Agordat (Battles of the nineteenth century, 1901)Alfred Pearse - Second Battle of Agordat (Battles of the nineteenth century, 1901)| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1890 | First Battle of Agordat | battle, Mahdist Sudan, Kingdom of Italy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1893 | Second Battle of Agordat | battle, Kingdom of Italy, Mahdist Sudan | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | Battle of Agordat | battle, United Kingdom | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Alfred Pearse - Second Battle of Agordat (Battles of the nineteenth century, 1901) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Alfred Pearse - Second Battle of Agordat (Battles of the nineteenth century, 1901) | Commons | ||