Battle of Gallabat

When

9 Mar 1889 – 10 Mar 1889

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

12.97° N, 36.15° E

Description

battle between Ethiopian force and Mahidist Sudanese soldiers in 1889

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1889 battle between the Ethiopian Empire and Mahdist Sudan

The Battle of Gallabat, also known as the Battle of Metemma, was fought on 9–10 March 1889 during the Mahdist War between the Mahdist Sudanese and Ethiopian forces. It is a critical event in Ethiopian history because Nəgusä Nägäst Yohannes IV was killed in this battle, and because it was the last major battle on the Ethiopian front of the Mahdist War.

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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 Metemma: Yohannes IV, Emperor of Ethiopia, is killed; Sudanese forces, who have been almost defeated, rally and destroy the Ethiopian army”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht von Gallabat schlagen die sudanesischen Mahdisten die äthiopische Armee unter Kaiser Yohannes IV., der in der Schlacht fällt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “le négus d’Éthiopie Yohannès IV lance une grande offensive contre les mahdistes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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