First and second battles of El Teb

First and second battles of El Teb
	Part of the Mahdist War
	; Mahdist Sudan
Date	4–29 February 1884
Location	El Teb, 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Trinkitat
Result	4 February: Mahdist victory; 29 February: British victory
Belligerents
Mahdist State	United Kingdom; * India; Egypt
Commanders and leaders
Osman Digna	Valentine Baker; Sir Gerald Graham
Strength
4 February:; 1,000 warriors; 29 February:; 10,000 warriors; Unknown artillery	4 February:; 3,500 Egyptian infantry; 29 February:; 4,500 British and Indian infantry and cavalry; 22 artillery pieces; 6 machine guns
Casualties and losses
4 February:; Unknown; 29 February:; 2,000 killed; Unknown wounded	4 February:; ~2,700 killed or captured; 29 February:; 30 killed; 142 wounded

The first and second battles of El Teb (4 February 1884 and 29 February 1884) took place during the British Sudan Campaign where a force of Sudanese under Osman Digna won a victory over a 3,500 strong Egyptian force under the command of General Valentine Baker which was marching to relieve Tokar on the 4th. A second British force under Sir Gerald Graham arrived on the 29th, engaging and defeating Osman Digna with few casualties.