Regarding the state and its inability to restore order in eastern Sudan as it was, it was as if the English politician intended to send this army to retain the Egyptian government's coasts until he could extend his authority over them and incorporate them into their kingdom's possessions. So, Baker Pasha set out with four thousand fighters. When he reached Suakin, he sent to appease some tribal leaders, exaggerating his entreaties and flattery. He remained in this state for days but did not succeed. He then resorted to negotiating with the tribes that were hesitant. He knew that the road to Kassala, then to Khartoum, was difficult. He did not succeed. He then took a path more difficult than could be imagined, taking with him many boats and supplies. The road to Khartoum was more difficult than could be imagined, and he took with him thousands of senkats. When it was the month of Rabi' al-Thani of that year, the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, the road to Kassala, the road on which he traveled, was no more than a stage or part of a stage until the Egyptian government's caravans were destroyed. Then only the tribes that attacked remained. Osman Dafna with his cavalry in the rear fled, and he annihilated three of them. The army's weapons were scattered. The shouting of the army was loud. If it were not for the attacking tribes, the enemy would have failed. He fought fiercely and struck the heart of the army. Only a few remained. Osman took the spoils. He then looked at Khartoum, the situation in the south, the north, the matter was greatly complicated. The movement was great, and the matter was urgent.