What the records say
- When
- 22 Mar 1885
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 15.00° N, 32.00° E
- Description
- 1885 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Tofrek
1885 Mahdist War battle
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 was attacked by a Mahdist force under the leadership of Osman Digna.
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