What the records say
- When
- 12 Apr 1853
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 12.03° N, 36.95° E
- Description
- 1853 battle between Kassa Hailu (Tewodros II) and Yejju dynasties
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Takusa
1853 battle between Kassa Hailu (Tewodros II) and Yejju dynasties
The Battle of Takusa was a short military engagement fought on 12 April 1853 between the forces of Kassa Hailu, future Emperor of Ethiopia, and an alliance of several rival warlords. The forces of Kassa's enemies were led by Dejazmach Birru Aligaz and Samuel Birhanu, who was reinforced by troops sent to him by Wube Haile Maryam under the command of his son, Gwangul Wube.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
2 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Éthiopie : victoire de Cassa à la bataille de Gorgorabishén sur des vassaux de Ras Ali”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page