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The Battle of Adwa (also known as Adowa, or sometimes by the Italian name Adua) was fought on 1 March 1896 between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa, Ethiopia, in Tigray. It was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, securing Ethiopian sovereignty.

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  • Battle of Adwa
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  • The Battle of Adwa (also known as Adowa, or sometimes by the Italian name Adua) was fought on 1 March 1896 between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa, Ethiopia, in Tigray. It was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, securing Ethiopian sovereignty.
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Partof
  • the First Italo-Ethiopian War
Date
  • 1896-03-01(xsd:date)
Commander
  • Makonnen
  • Oreste Baratieri
  • Alula Engida
  • Giuseppe Arimondi
  • Giuseppe Ellena
  • Matteo Albertone
  • Menelik II
  • Mengesha Yohannes
  • Mikael of Wollo
  • Nikolay Leontiev
  • Taytu Betul
  • Tekle Haymanot
  • Vittorio Dabormida
Caption
  • Ethiopian forces, assisted by St George , win the battle. Painted 1965-75.
Casualties
  • 1500(xsd:integer)
  • 3000(xsd:integer)
  • 4000(xsd:integer)
  • 7000(xsd:integer)
  • 8000(xsd:integer)
Result
  • Decisive Ethiopian victory, Italy acquires Medri Bahri and the Ottoman Habesh province leading to creation of Eritrea
Place
  • Adwa, Ethiopia
Conflict
  • Battle of Adwa
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  • The Battle of Adwa (also known as Adowa, or sometimes by the Italian name Adua) was fought on 1 March 1896 between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa, Ethiopia, in Tigray. It was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, securing Ethiopian sovereignty. As the 20th century approached, most of Africa had been carved up among the European powers. The two independent exceptions were the young Republic of Liberia on the west coast of the continent and the Ethiopian Empire in the strategic Horn of Africa. The newly unified Kingdom of Italy was a relative newcomer to the colonial scramble for Africa. Italy had two recently obtained African territories: Eritrea and Somaliland. Both were near Ethiopia on the Horn of Africa and both were impoverished. Italy sought to improve its position in Africa by conquering Ethiopia and joining it with its two territories.
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