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Second Battle of Agordat

Second Battle of Agordat was a battle fought in 1893 at Agordat, in what is now Eritrea. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Agordat. It was part of the Mahdist War, which ran from 1881 to 1899. The recorded result: Italian victory. Recorded strength: 75 Italians (42 officers) and 2,100–2,400 Eritrean Askaris against 10,000–12,000 Mahdists; 6,000 armed with rifles.

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Fought1893
WhereAgordat, Eritrea15.550N, 37.883E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeItalian victory
Belligerents25px Kingdom of ItalyagainstMahdist State
Part ofMahdist War1881 to 1899

Where it sits in the Mahdist War

Battle of Aba, 1881Battle of El Obeid, 1883First and Second Battles of El Teb, 1884Siege of Khartoum, 1884Battle of Tamai, 1884Battle of Abu Klea, 1885Battle of Tofrek, 1885Battle of Ginnis, 1885Battle of Dufile, 1888Battle of Suakin, 1888First Battle of Agordat, 1890Second Battle of Agordat, 1893Battle of Kassala, 1894Battle of Rejaf, 1897Battle of Abu Hamed, 1897Battle of Fachoda, 1898Battle of Omdurman, 1898Battle of Gedaref, 1898Battle of Umm Diwaykarat, 189918811899Second Battle of Agordat, 1893
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Record

Date1893 (year precision)
PlaceAgordat, Eritrea
15.550N, 37.883E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength75 Italians (42 officers) and 2,100–2,400 Eritrean Askaris10,000–12,000 Mahdists; 6,000 armed with rifles
Casualties and losses108 killed; 124 wounded1,000+ killed; hundreds wounded; 180 men, 700 rifles and; 72 flags captured
Commanders
  • Giuseppe Arimondi
  • Emir Ahmed Ali
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Placed at Agordat; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Second Battle of Agordat is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 23 in present-day Eritrea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q665983, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of Agordat, revision 1370735850, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.