The war goes back to the legacy of the Third Global War when the Kingdom of Italy was created and Italy became a powerful rival of the Byzantine Empire in the Mediterranean. They had built up a colonial empire by taking Libya in the Treaty of Rome, and establishing colonies in Eritrea, Somalia, and Tunisia. They had an army based on conscripition, as was common in Europe at the time, and it numbered at around 1,000,000 and a powerful navy of 4 battleships at the head of its fleet. The Byzantines, after the Reforms of 1898, had an army of 3,000,000 men, a navy of 8 battleshipsat its head, and their own air force, with 40 aircraft, all aerial scouts. The Italians had some aerial scout units, but they weren't their own military force.
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| - Byzantine-Abyssinian War (Byzantine Glory)
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| - The war goes back to the legacy of the Third Global War when the Kingdom of Italy was created and Italy became a powerful rival of the Byzantine Empire in the Mediterranean. They had built up a colonial empire by taking Libya in the Treaty of Rome, and establishing colonies in Eritrea, Somalia, and Tunisia. They had an army based on conscripition, as was common in Europe at the time, and it numbered at around 1,000,000 and a powerful navy of 4 battleships at the head of its fleet. The Byzantines, after the Reforms of 1898, had an army of 3,000,000 men, a navy of 8 battleshipsat its head, and their own air force, with 40 aircraft, all aerial scouts. The Italians had some aerial scout units, but they weren't their own military force.
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| - Byzantine Empire
- Kingdom of Italy
- Ethiopian Empire
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| - 300000(xsd:integer)
- 800000(xsd:integer)
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| side2casualties
| - 46000(xsd:integer)
- 275000(xsd:integer)
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| side1strength
| - 15(xsd:integer)
- 50(xsd:integer)
- 500000(xsd:integer)
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| Commanders
| - George I
- Luigi Cadorna
- Panagiotis Danglis
- Victor Emmanuel III
- Menelik II of Ethiopia
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| Result
| - Byzantine victory; Ethiopia annexed by the Byzantine Empire
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| abstract
| - The war goes back to the legacy of the Third Global War when the Kingdom of Italy was created and Italy became a powerful rival of the Byzantine Empire in the Mediterranean. They had built up a colonial empire by taking Libya in the Treaty of Rome, and establishing colonies in Eritrea, Somalia, and Tunisia. They had an army based on conscripition, as was common in Europe at the time, and it numbered at around 1,000,000 and a powerful navy of 4 battleships at the head of its fleet. The Byzantines, after the Reforms of 1898, had an army of 3,000,000 men, a navy of 8 battleshipsat its head, and their own air force, with 40 aircraft, all aerial scouts. The Italians had some aerial scout units, but they weren't their own military force. Another field that had made major development was fuel, as petroleum, mainly crude oil, had become the stuff of billionaires and tycoons, and had already revolutionized the western world, as did the automobiles which depended on thems. Both Italian and Byzantine territories had proved priceless in their production, and both countries began developing major petroleum and automobile industries. But one thing that the Byzantines had thought of was how could automobiles be used in warfare. One prize that had tempted both Italy and the Byzantines was Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Empire had existed for centuries, and had always been to powerful and modern to conquer. But modern advances had not yet arrived, mainly machine guns, airplanes, and steel warships, putting any invading nation at a strong advantage. The Byzantines saw their proximity to the empire as a possible advantage, and knew Ethiopia would be easy to conquer. Because Ethiopia had little in ways of petroleum, the only main reason for invading was to put a pain in Italy's side. But when Ethiopia and Italy signed the 1899 Treaty of Addis Adaba, which effectively made Ethiopia an Italian puppet state, so taking what was effectively Italian territory would be payback for Italy taking Libya. All of these culminated in the declaration of war the Byzantine Empire declared on Ethiopia in February 1905. And just days after the declaration of war occured, the Kingom of Italy declared war on the Byzantine Empire, as per the Treaty of Addis Adaba.
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