Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Kirbekan (Soudan Campaigns).

Fought February 10, 1885, when the British, about 1,000 strong, under General Earle, stormed the heights of Kirbekan, which were held by a strong Mahdist force, and totally routed them, with heavy loss. The British lost 60, among whom was General Earle, killed.