Battle of Ferkeh | |||||||
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Part of the Mahdist War | |||||||
Anglo-Egyptian troops storm the village of Ferkeh (illustration from a British book) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mahdist State |
United Kingdom Egypt | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Osman Azrak Hammuda † | Sir Herbert Kitchener | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,000–4,000 men | 9,000–9,500 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
44 emirs killed 4 emirs captured 800–1,500 soldiers killed 500 soldiers wounded 500–600 prisoners of war |
20 soldiers killed 81–83 soldiers wounded |
The Battle of Ferkeh (or Firket) occurred during the Mahdist War in which an army of Mahdists was surprised and routed by Egyptian forces, led by Sir Herbert Kitchener, on 7 June 1896. It was the first significant action of the reconquest of Sudan, which culminated in the September 1898 Battle of Omdurman.