What the records say
- When
- 30 Dec 1885
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 20.82° N, 30.49° E
- Description
- 1885 battle of the Mahdist War
Battle of Ginnis
Battle in the Mahdist War
The Battle of Ginnis was a minor battle of the Mahdist War that was fought on December 30, 1885, between soldiers of the Anglo-Egyptian Army and warriors of the Mahdist State. The battle was caused by the Mahdist blockade of the Ginnis-Kosha Fort, which British commanders hoped to relieve.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire anglo-égyptienne sur les mahdistes qui tentaient d’envahir l’Égypte à la bataille de Ginnis”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page