What the records say
- When
- Dec 1874 – 9 Mar 1876
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 14.92° N, 38.78° E
- Description
- 1874-1876 interstate war between the Ethiopian Empire and the Egyptian Empire
Placed at the middle of its battles.
Egyptian–Ethiopian War
1874–1876 war between the Ethiopian Empire and Khedivate of Egypt
The Egyptian–Ethiopian War was a war between the Ethiopian Empire and the Khedivate of Egypt, an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire, from 1874 to 1876. The conflict resulted in victory for Ethiopia and a treaty that guaranteed the country's continued independence in the years immediately preceding the Scramble for Africa.
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