The Battle of Abu Klea (1885) - Mahdist War - Gordon Relief Expedition... clip from Khartoum (1966) The battle was short, lasting barely fifteen minutes from start to finish. Casualties for the British were nine officers and 65 other ranks killed and over a hundred wounded. The Mahdists lost 1,100 dead during the fifteen minutes of fighting, made all the worse by only 5,000 of the Dervish force being engaged. Among the Dervish dead was Musa wad Helu, one of the Mahdist chiefs. British national h

Tonight 9pm BBC Four: Dr Sam Willis looks at the painting the ‘Battle of Abu Klea’ in our stores with curator Dr Peter Johnston, as he delves into ‘Britain’s Armed History’… | National Army Museum

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