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the total force amounted to 1,500 men, all under the command of Ahmad Kashif. As Ahmad crossed over into
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and didn't know what to do. He asked Salim to take over, but Salim refused. Meanwhile, the
Abyssinians were coming forward; there was no time to lose. Ahmad charged with the cavalry and Salim Efendi made a series of disorganized attacks on the enemy. After an hour of skirmishing the cavalry were
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while Ahmad Kashif blamed the loss on Salim Efendi and said he thought Kenfu would be likely to return. Whether he was thoroughly frightened or wished to cover up Ahmad Kashif's shortcomings, Khurshid wrote to Cairo that there was a risk that the Sudan might be lost to
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taken prisoner, the regular troops fell back, and Ahmad Kashif escaped with a few horsemen. Kenfu took three important slaves: Salim Efendi, Ali Agha al-Sahbi (chief of the
Magharba Arabs,) ransomed later by his mother, and the chief of the
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Salim was angry about being subordinate to Ahmad and refused to help, answering that, as Ahmad was in command, he should give the necessary orders and he would carry them out. Ahmad Kashif was not cowardly but ignorant of
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made Abu Rish, his brother, the sheikh. When he returned, four months later, with an army under Kenfu, he seized Abu Rish's women, slaves, and flocks, withdrawing back across the border. Khurshid, the
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reached the governor of the Sudan, who thought that Kenfu's force was small. Khurshid Pasha sent 600 men with the commandant of the 5th battalion, 400 Magharba cavalry and 200
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