Battle of Ferkeh

Battle of Ferkeh
Part of the Mahdist War
Anglo-Egyptian troops storm the village of Ferkeh (illustration from a British book)
Date 7 June 1896 Location near Dongola, Northern Sudan Result British–Egyptian victory
Belligerents
Mahdist State	United Kingdom Egypt
Commanders and leaders
Osman Azrak Hammuda †	Sir Herbert Kitchener
Strength
3,000–4,000 men	9,000–9,500 men
Casualties and losses
44 emirs killed 4 emirs captured 800–1,500 soldiers killed 500 soldiers wounded 500–600 prisoners of war	20 soldiers killed 81–83 soldiers wounded

The Battle of Ferkeh (or Firket) occurred during the Mahdist War in which an army of Mahdists was surprised and routed by Egyptian forces, led by Sir Herbert Kitchener, on 7 June 1896. It was the first significant action of the reconquest of Sudan, which culminated in the September 1898 Battle of Omdurman.