What the records say
- When
- 25 Jan 1887
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 14.69° N, 38.98° E
- Description
- first battle of the Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Saati
First battle of the Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889
The siege of Saati, also known as battle of Saati or combat of Saati, was the first battle of the Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889 between Italian colonial troops and Ethiopian forces.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “une colonne militaire italienne partie des colonies de la mer Rouge s’aventure en Éthiopie pour porter secours aux assiégés de la ville de Saati”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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