Egypt Medal Pair 1882-89 - Battle of Tofrek Royal Berkshire Regiment

Egypt Medal, 2 clasps (Suakin 1885, Tofrek), impressedin large Roman capitals “661 A Banning 1/Rl Berks R”.

Khedives Star (1884-6). Unnamed reverse.

Both medals loose.

The Battle of TofrekNote 1 was fought on 22 March 1885 some 5 miles inland from the port of Suakin on the Red Sea coast of Sudan. A contingent of some 3,000 troops from the British and Indian "Suakin Field Force" led by Major General Sir John Carstairs McNeill (under the overall command of General Gerald Graham) was attacked by a Mahdist force under the leadership of Osman Digna. The Mahdists were heavily defeated, losing some 1,000 of their 2,000 fighters as compared to the loss of 70 British and Indian soldiers plus over 100 casualties.

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