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Battle of Kufit

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A battle called Kufit between Ethiopian forces and Mahdist Sudanese forces.
Battle of Kufit
Part of theMahdist War
Date22–23 September 1885
Location
ResultEthiopian victory
Belligerents
 Ethiopian EmpireMahdist Sudan
Commanders and leaders
Ras Alula (WIA)Osman Digna
Strength
10,000–25,000 men[1]6,000–12,000 men[2][3]
Casualties and losses
1,500 killed[4]3,000–5,050 killed[4][5]

TheBattle of Kufit was a military engagement fought on 22–23 September 1885, between theMahdistSudanese andEthiopian forces. This fighting resulted in a crushing defeat for the Mahdists and a victory for the Ethiopians led byRas Alula.[4][6][7]


References

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  1. ^Uhlig, Siegbert (2008).Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: Volume 3: He-N. p. 446.
  2. ^J. Stapleton, Timothy (7 November 2016).Encyclopedia of African Colonial Conflicts. Abc-Clio. p. 19.ISBN 9781598848373.Ras Alula led a 10,00-strong Ethiopian army that defeated a Mahdist force of about the same size, led by Osman Digna
  3. ^Uhlig, Siegbert (2008).Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: Volume 3: He-N. p. 446.
  4. ^abcElrich, Haggai (1996).Ras Alula And The Scramble For Africa. Red Sea Press. pp. 68–70.ISBN 9781569020296.
  5. ^Uhlig, Siegbert (2008).Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: Volume 3: He-N. p. 446.
  6. ^David H. Shinn, Thomas P. Ofcansky (March 29, 2004).Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia (Historical Dictionaries of Africa). Scarecrow Press. p. 69.ISBN 978-0810849105.
  7. ^Reginald Wingate, Sir Francis (1891).Mahdiism and the Egyptian Sudan: Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Mahdiism and of Subsequent Events in Sudan to the Present Time.Macmillan and Company. p. 251.

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