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Battle of Toski

1889 · 19th century · Part of the Mahdist War

The Battle of Toski was fought on 3 August 1889 near Toshki on the Nile in southern Egypt. An Anglo-Egyptian army under Francis Grenfell defeated a Mahdist invasion force led by Abd al-Rahman al-Nujumi, who was killed in the fighting. The battle ended the Mahdist State's attempt to carry its holy war into Egypt.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Toski. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-toski
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