Battle of Tamai

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties British: about 214 killed and wounded
Mahdist: several hundred killed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Mahdist_Sudan
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Osman_Digna
Sir Gerald Graham
gptkbp:date 13 March 1884
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Siege_of_Khartoum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Tamai
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sudan
near Tamai
gptkbp:notableFor British square broken by Mahdist forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mahdist_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_El_Teb
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Demonstrated Mahdist fighting capability
Part of British campaign to relieve Sudanese garrisons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mahdist_Sudan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7