Battle of Serobeti

Battle of Serobeti
Part of the Mahdist War
Ufficiali italiani in Africa (1885) by Quinto Cenni
Date 26 June 1892 Location Serobeti, Italian Eritrea Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Italy	Mahdist State
Commanders and leaders
Stefano Hidalgo Michele Spreafico	Ibrahim Massamil Ibrahim Faragiallah
Strength
120 ascari and about 200 warriors of the Baria tribe[1]	1,000 Infantry[1] 100 cavalry[2]
Casualties and losses
3 killed and 10 wounded[1]	100 dead and wounded[1]

The Battle of Serobeti took place on June 26, 1892, and was fought between Italy and the Mahdist State. The incident took place when one-thousand Mahdist warriors entered Italian Eritrea and were driven back by an Italian-led force of 120 ascari and 200 Baria tribe warriors. In all, Italian losses were three dead and ten wounded, while the Mahdists suffered around one-hundred killed and wounded. Author Sean McLachlan blames the Mahdists' "inferior weaponry and fire discipline" for their defeat at Serobeti and the preceding First Battle of Agordat (1890).^[1]