Battle of Kirbekan

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Kirbekan


caption=
partof=The Mahdist War
date=10 February 1885
place=Sudan
result=British Victory
combatant1=flagicon|UK United Kingdom
combatant2=Mahdist Sudanese
commander1=William Earle
commander2=?
strength1=1,000
strength2=?
casualties1=60 killed
casualties2=> 2000 killed

The battle of Kirbekan was a battle in 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. The British lost 60, among whom was General Earle, killed. [Thomas Benfield Harbottle, Dictionary of Battles, (New York, 1906)] It was the first appearance of the Egyptian Army Camel Corps under Bimbashi Marriott in action. [ [http://www.melik.org.uk/campaign.htm The Melik Society | Sudan Campaign ] ]

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