Battle of Kufit | |||||||
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Part of the Mahdist War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ethiopian Empire | Mahdist Sudan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ras Alula ( WIA) | Osman Digna | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~10,000 men [1] | ~10,000 men [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,500 killed [2] | 5,050 killed [2] |
The Battle of Kufit was a military engagement fought on 22–23 September 1885, between the Mahdist Sudanese and Ethiopian forces. This fighting resulted in a crushing defeat for the Mahdists and a victory for the Ethiopians led by Ras Alula. [2] [3] [4]
Ras Alula led a 10,00-strong Ethiopian army that defeated a Mahdist force of about the same size, led by Osman Digna