Battle of Adwa

When

1 Mar 1896

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

14.02° N, 38.97° E

Description

battle between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa, the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, securing Ethiopian sovereignty

1896 battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War

The Battle of Adwa was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. It was fought on 1 March 1896, near the town of Adwa between the Ethiopian Empire under Emperor Menelik II and an Italian colonial force led by General Oreste Baratieri.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Adwa: Ethiopia defends its independence from Italy, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht von Adua schlägt die äthiopischen Armee unter Kaiser (Negus Negest) Menelik II. die italienischen Invasionstruppen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire du négus Ménélik II contre les troupes italiennes du général Oreste Baratieri à Adoua en Éthiopie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “las tropas etíopes de Menelik II aplastan al ejército colonial italiano en la batalla de Adua, lo que marcó el fin del imperialismo italiano en África”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “第一次エチオピア戦争: アドワの戦い”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• First Italo-Ethiopian War15 Dec 1894 · War