Battle of Shaykan
| Battle of Shaykan | |||||||
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| Part of the Mahdist War | |||||||
An illustration of Hicks Pasha's army marching to the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mahdist State | Egypt | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Muhammad Ahmad | Hicks Pasha † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~40,000 irregulars |
~8,000 infantry ~1,000 cavalry ~100 irregulars 14 cannon 6 machine guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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~280 killed ~600 injured |
~7,000 killed ~2,000 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Shaykan was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of Hicks Pasha and the forces of Muhammad Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi, in the woods of Shaykan near Kashgil near the town of El-Obeid during 3–5 November 1883.