Battle of Tamai
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The Battle of Tamai (or Tamanieh) took place on 13 March 1884 between a British force under Sir Gerald Graham and a Mahdist Sudanese army led by Osman Digna.
Battle of Tamai | |||||||
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Part of the Mahdist War, 1881–1899 | |||||||
An incident at the Battle of Tamai, eastern Sudan, 13th March, 1884 by Godfrey Douglas Giles | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | Mahdist Sudan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sir Gerald Graham | Osman Digna | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,500 troops 22 field guns 6 machine-guns | 10,000 troops | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
214 killed or wounded | 4,000 killed or wounded |
Despite his earlier victory at El Teb, Graham realised that Osman Digna's force was far from broken and that he still enjoyed support among the local population. Accordingly, a second expedition departed from Suakin on 10 March in order to defeat the Mahdists definitively.
The force was composed of the same units that had fought at El Teb: 4,500 men, with 22 guns and 6 machine guns. The Mahdists had roughly 10,000 men, most of them belonging to Osman Digna's Hadendoa tribe (known to British soldiers as "Fuzzy Wuzzies" for their unique hair).[citation needed]