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The Battle of Tami was fought on the 13th March 1884 between the British and Mahdist armies in Sudan.

During the 3 hour battle the British were to lose over 100 men killed and a similar number wounded.

It was the costliest battle that they fought in Mahdist War.

And despite it being a British victory, for 5 minutes, it all looked like it was about to go horribly wrong; as for one of the only times since the Napoleonic Wars, the British square was actually broken by the fearsome Beja warriors.

This is the story of the Battle of Tamai 1884.

It follows on from podcasts 47 & 50, which you might want to listen to first so it all fits together.

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