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Battle of Kirbekan
| Battle of Kirbekan | |||||||
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| Part of the Mahdist War | |||||||
.jpg) Richard Caton Woodville, Jr.ː The War in the Soudan, the battle of Kerbekan (c. 1900) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom |
 Mahdist State | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| William Earle † | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000 | 9,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 60 killed | 2,000 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Kirbekan took place during the Mahdist War. It was fought February 10, 1885, when the British Nile Column, about 1,000 strong, under General Earle, stormed the heights of Kirbekan, which were held by a strong Mahdist force, and totally routed them, with heavy loss.
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