Battle of Tamai 1884
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 13 March 1884 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1884 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Sudan | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Mahdist War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 18.9500, 37.1833 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Tamai (or Tamanieh) took place on 13 March 1884 between a British force under Sir Gerald Graham and a Mahdist Sudanese army led by Osman Digna.
Despite his earlier victory at El Teb, Graham realised that Osman Digna's force was far from broken and that he still enjoyed support among the local population. Accordingly, a second expedition departed from Suakin on 10 March in order to defeat the Mahdists definitively.
The force was composed of the same units that had fought at El Teb: 4,500 men, with 22 guns and 6 machine guns. The Mahdists had roughly 10,000 men, most of them belonging to Osman Digna's Hadendoa tribe (known to British soldiers as "Fuzzy Wuzzies" for their unique hair).
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Tamai (revision 1380691199), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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