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Battle of Tel El Kebir | |||||||
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Part of Anglo-Egyptian War | |||||||
Battle of Tel el-Kebir painting by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Khedivate of Egypt | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Garnet Wolseley | Ahmed ‘Urabi | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
13,000 troops 60 guns[1] |
18,000 troops (estimates)[2] 60-75 guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
57 killed 380 wounded 22 missing[3] | 58 guns captured[6] | ||||||
The Battle of Tel El Kebir (often spelled Tel-El-Kebir) was fought on 13 September 1882 at Tell El Kebir in Egypt, 110 km north-north-east of Cairo. An entrenched Egyptian force under the command of Ahmed ʻUrabi was defeated by a British army led by Garnet Wolseley, in a sudden assault preceded by a march under cover of darkness. The battle was the decisive engagement of the Anglo-Egyptian War.