Battle of Dufile
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Battle of Dufile | |||||||
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Part of the Mahdist War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Egypt | Mahdist State | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Selim Bey | Umar Sālih | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,200 | 1,400 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 210-250 killed |
The Battle of Dufile was fought at the fort of Dufile, Uganda on 28 November 1888 between Mahdist forces and a garrison loyal to the Khedive of Egypt. This followed a three-day siege in which the fort was penetrated and members of steamer crews were killed in the harbour. The 1,200 garrison troops were led by Selim Bey while 1,400 Mahdists were led by Umar Sālih. Between 210 and 250 Mahdists were killed and they and retreated from the area for a period.
Before the siege began, news of the approach of the Mahdists allowed the concentration of troops from other garrisons at Dufile. On November 17, Selim Bey moved women and children to safety at
The bulk of the garrison who survived the battle were taken by
References
- ^ Jephson, A.J. Mounteney (August 1890). Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equator. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Ltd., London.
- ^ Oliver, Roland (March 1951). "Some Factors in the British Occupation of East Africa, 1884-1894". Uganda Journal. 15 (1): 49–64.
- A.J. Mounteney Jephson, Diary, Edited by Dorothy Middleton, Hakluyt Society1969
- R.O. Collins, The Southern Sudan 1883-1898: A Struggle for Control, Yale, 1962
- Iain R. Smith, The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition 1886–1890, Oxford, 1972
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