Battle of Tell El Kebir
| Battle of Tel El Kebir | |||||||
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| Part of Anglo-Egyptian War | |||||||
The Storming of Tel el Kebir Alphonse de Neuville, 1883 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Khedivate of Egypt | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Garnet Wolseley | Ahmed ‘Urabi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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13,000 troops 60 guns |
18,000 troops (estimates) 60–75 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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57 killed 380 wounded 22 missing |
2,000 killed 58 guns captured | ||||||
Location within Egypt | |||||||
The Battle of Tel El Kebir (often spelled Tel-El-Kebir) was fought on 13 September 1882 at Tell El Kebir in Egypt, 110 km north-north-east of Cairo. An entrenched Egyptian force under the command of Ahmed ʻUrabi was defeated by a British army led by Garnet Wolseley, in a sudden assault preceded by a march under cover of darkness. The battle was the decisive engagement of the Anglo-Egyptian War.