Battle of Serobeti

Part of the Mahdist War

Date	26 June 1892
Location	Serobeti, Italian Eritrea
Result	Italian victory

Belligerents

Kingdom of Italy

Mahdist Sudan

Strength

120 ascari and about 200 warriors of the Baria tribe^[1]

1,000^[1]

Casualties and losses

3 killed and 10 wounded^[1]

100 dead and wounded^[1]

Battles of the Mahdist War

Aba El Obeid El Teb Tofrek Tamai Khartoum Abu Klea Kirbekan Emin Pasha Expedition Ginnis Suakin Guté Dili Dufile Gallabat Toski 1st Agordat Serobeti 2nd Agordat Kassala Ferkeh Redjaf Atbara Omdurman Umm Diwaykarat

The Battle of Serobeti took place on June 26, 1892 and was fought between Italy and Mahdist Sudan. The incident took place when one-thousand Mahdist warriors entered Italian Eritrea and were driven back by an Italian-led force of 120 ascari and 200 Baria tribe warriors. In all, Italian losses were three dead and ten wounded, while the Mahdists suffered around one-hundred killed and wounded. Author Sean McLachlan blames the Mahdists' "inferior weaponry and fire discipline" for their defeat at Serobeti and the preceding First Battle of Agordat (1890).^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 McLachlan, Sean (September 20, 2011). Armies of the Adowa Campaign 1896: The Italian Disaster in Ethiopia. Oxford: Osprey. p. 7. ISBN 978-1849084574.

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