Battle of Embabo

Quando

6 de jun. de 1882

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

9.73° N, 37.57° E

Description

1882 battle between the Ethiopian kingdoms of Shewa and Gojjam

1882 conflict in Ethiopia between Shewan and Gojjam forces

The Battle of Embabo was fought 6 June 1882, between the Shewan forces of Negus Menelik and the Gojjame forces of Negus Tekle Haymanot. The forces fought to gain control over Wallaga and Kaffa provinces south of the Blue Nile (Abay). The Gojjame forces under Tekle Haymanot were defeated. This is one of the three battles which Donald Donham lists that led to Shewan supremacy over the rest of Ethiopia.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Battle of Embabo: The Shewan forces of Menelik II defeat the Gojjame army”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Éthiopie : victoire du Ras du Choa Menelik sur le Ras du Godjam Tekle Haymanot Tessemma à la bataille d’Embabo, à Guduru ; Tekle est fait prisonnier”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte