Battle of Kassala
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The Battle of Kassala was fought on July 17, 1894, between Italian colonial troops and Mahdist Sudanese forces.
1906 painting of the battle by Giovanni Fattori
Oreste Baratieri
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Oreste Baratieri was an Italian military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Eritrea from 1892 to 1896.
Battle of Kassala
…The Battle of Kassala was fought on July 17, 1894, between Italian colonial troops and Mahdist Sudanese forces. Governor Oreste Baratieri sought to capture Kassala, to forestall Mahdist attacks on Eritrea. In July 1894, Baratieri saw his moment when the Atbarah River started to rise, and…
Oreste Baratieri
Baratieri (standing, second from right) pictured with other Redshirts on 3 October 1860, after the Battle of the Volturno