Battle of Tofrek
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 (under the overall command of General Gerald Graham) 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.
| Battle of Tofrek | |||||||
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| Part of the Mahdist War | |||||||
Battle of Tofrek (Charles Edwin Fripp) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United Kingdom India | Mahdist State | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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John Carstairs McNeill Gerald Graham | Osman Digna | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Between 3,000 and 4,000 | Estimated over 2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Killed: 4 officers, 66 men; Wounded 8 officers,128 men. | Estimated over 1,000 killed | ||||||
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