Giuseppe Arimondi Emir Ahmed Ali (KIA) Result Colonial Italian victory Combatants Sudan, Kingdom of Italy | Date 21 December 1893 Location Agordat, Eritrea | |
 | ||
108 killed
124 wounded 1,000+ killed
hundreds wounded
180 men, 700 rifles and
72 flags captured Similar Battle of Kassala, Mahdist War, Battle of Ferkeh, Battle of Ginnis, Battle of Kirbekan | ||
The Second Battle of Agordat was fought in late December 1893, between Italian colonial troops and Mahdists from the Sudan. Emir Ahmed Ali campaigned against the Italian forces in eastern Sudan and led about 10–12,000 men east from Kassala. This force encountered 2,400 Italians and their Eritrean askaris at Agordat, west of Asmara, commanded by Colonel Arimondi. Over 1,000 Dervishes, including the Emir, were killed in severe fighting. The outcome of the battle constituted:
"...the first decisive victory yet won by Europeans against the Sudanese revolutionaries,..."
A year later, Italian colonial forces seized Kassala.
References
Second Battle of Agordat Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA