Battle of Kassala
The Battle of Kassala was fought on July 17, 1894, between an Italian colonial troop and Mahdist Sudanese forces.
| 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 | |||||||||
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Oreste Baratieri Captain Francesco Carchidio Malvolti † |
Mussaed Gaidum (Emir of Kassala) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Italian troops: 56 Italian officers 41 Italian NCOs 2,526 native soldiers |
Mahdi troops: 2,500 Mahdist infantry 600 Baqqara cavalry | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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28 killed 41 wounded |
1,400 dead & wounded hundreds were killed and drowned | ||||||||
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