What the records say
- When
- 14 Oct 1888
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 9.50° N, 35.50° E
- Description
- 1888 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Guté Dili
The Battle of Guté Dili was fought on 14 October 1888 between an alliance of the Shewan forces of Ras Gobana Dacche and Mahdist forces under governor Khalil al-Khuzani near Nejo in the modern Mirab Welega Zone of the Oromia Region, Ethiopia.
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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 Guté Dili: Seeking to extend Mahdist control over what is becomes southwestern Ethiopia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “guerre éthio-mahdiste : les troupes shewannes de Gobena Dachi battent les Mahdistes soudanais à bataille de Gute Dili dans la province du Wellega”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page