Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills
Page created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated 22.04.2005
Sudan Wars
1884-1891
  Causes
  Chronology
  Results
  Forces & Casualties
  Commanders
  Battles & Battle Honours 		  Order of  Battle
  Campaign Medals
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  Bibliography  
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   Causes

     

   Chronology (except battles, which see below)
 
 
 
   Results

     

   Forces and Casualties
 
 
peak forces
total forces
total dead
KIA
NCD
civilian dead
WIA
PW-MIA
  subtotal
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   Commanders
 
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   Battles & Battle Honours
Index of Battle Honours
Date Battles
(Battle Honours are shown in bold face) 		Regiments
(regiments awarded Battle Honours are shown in bold face)
Note: battle honours were awarded in 1886.
signifies clasp to campaign medal.
1883 Nov. 3-5 Kashgil
 
1884 Feb. 1 El Teb
 
1884 Feb. 19-
   1884 Mar. 26
Suakin 1884
Cav: H19
Inf: 1/F42 3/F60 1/F75
 
1884 Feb. 24
El Teb
Cav: H10 H19 MI(125men)
Inf: 1/F42 3/F60 1/F65 1/F75 2/F87 RM RMLI RN
 
1884 Nov. 13
Tamaii
also clasp: "El-Teb-Tamaii" for those who were at both actions
Cav: H10(sqn) H19(sqn)
Inf: 1/F42 3/F60 2/F31 1/F75 2/F87 RM RN
 
1884 Feb.-Nov. Egypt 1884
Cav: H10
 
Egypt 1882 '84
(see also Egypt 1882)
Cav: H19
Inf: 1/F42 3/F60 2/F65 1/F75 1/F87 2/F87
 
1885 Jan. 17-18
Abu Klea
Cav: H19 HyCamel LtCamel GdsCamel MICamel
Inf: 1/F35 RMLI RN
 
1884 Apr.--
   1885 Jan. 26		 Khartoum
 
1885 Feb. 9
Kirbekan
Cav: H19(sqn)
Inf: 1/F38 1/F42 1/F75(Dcoy)
Boatmen(45men)
 
1884-
   1885 Mar. 7
Nile 1884-85
Cav: H19 HyCamel LtCamel GdsCamel MICamel
Inf: 1/F18 2/F32 1/F35 1/F38 1/F42 1/F44 1/F50 1/F75 1/F79 RN
 
1885 Mar. 20 Hasheen
Cav: L5
Inf: 3/G1 1/G2 2/G3 2/F31 1/F49
Cav: L9 Engr: 3 Inf: 15 17 128
 
1885 Mar. 22
Tofrek
(MacNeill's Zariba)
Cav: L5(sqn) H20(sqn)
Inf: 1/G2 1/F49 RN RM(542men)
Engr: 2 Inf: 11 15 17 128
 
1885 Mar. 1-
   1885 May 14
Suakin 1885
Cav: L5 H20
Inf: 3/G1 1/G2 2/G3 2/F31 1/F49 1/F53
Cav: BL9 Engr: 3 Inf: 15 17 128
Inf: 1 3 17
 
1885 Dec. 30
Ginnis
(last British battle fought in red coats)
Cav: H20
Inf: 1/F19 1/F49 1/F50 1/F79 2/F68
 
1888 Dec. 20
Gemaizah 1888
Cav: H20(sqn)
Inf:  2/F25 1/F41 1/F86(34men) RN
 
1889 July 2 Argin
 
1889 Aug. 3
Toski 1889
Cav: H20(sqn)
Inf:  1/F83(29men)
 
1891 Feb. 19 Afafit
 
1889 Feb. 19
Tokar
clasp issued for Khedive's Star
 
   Order of Battle (Regiments & Formations)
Introduction to Regiments
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