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The Battle of Maychew (also known as the Battle of Mai Ceu) was the last major battle fought on the northern front during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. The battle consisted of a failed counterattack by the Ethiopian forces under Emperor Haile Selassie making frontal assaults against prepared Italian defensive positions under the command of Marshal Pietro Badoglio. The battle was fought near Maychew (Mai Ceu), Ethiopia, in the modern region of Tigray.

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  • Battle of Maychew
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  • The Battle of Maychew (also known as the Battle of Mai Ceu) was the last major battle fought on the northern front during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. The battle consisted of a failed counterattack by the Ethiopian forces under Emperor Haile Selassie making frontal assaults against prepared Italian defensive positions under the command of Marshal Pietro Badoglio. The battle was fought near Maychew (Mai Ceu), Ethiopia, in the modern region of Tigray.
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  • 31000(xsd:integer)
  • 40000(xsd:integer)
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Partof
  • the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Date
  • 1936-03-31(xsd:date)
Commander
  • Haile Selassie
  • Pietro Badoglio
Casualties
  • 400(xsd:integer)
  • Between 1,000 and 8,000 killed, roughly 11,000 total casualties
Result
  • Decisive tactical victory for the Italians, destruction of Haile Selassie's last army in the north
Place
  • Near Maychew, Tigray, Ethiopia
Conflict
  • Battle of Maychew
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  • The Battle of Maychew (also known as the Battle of Mai Ceu) was the last major battle fought on the northern front during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. The battle consisted of a failed counterattack by the Ethiopian forces under Emperor Haile Selassie making frontal assaults against prepared Italian defensive positions under the command of Marshal Pietro Badoglio. The battle was fought near Maychew (Mai Ceu), Ethiopia, in the modern region of Tigray.
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