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Battle Of Senafe
The Battle of Senafe was a battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War on January 15 and 16, 1895, Italian colonial troops destroyed the remnants of the Tigray Province, Tigrayan army that had withdrawn after the Battle of Coatit the day before. Background To forestall an Italian invasion of the Ethiopian province of Tigray Province, Tigray led by general Oreste Baratieri, the ruler of Tigray, Ras Mengesha Yohannes invaded Italian Eritrea. In the Battle of Coatit, however, he was repulsed by Baratieri on January 13 and 14, 1895 respectively. Ras Mengesha's army had already lost 4,500 dead and wounded of 10,000 men and had used up almost all of the ammunition for the few rifles his army had.David Hamilton Shinn: ''Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia'', Seiten 69, 73 und 273, . Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013Andrzej Bartnicki, Joanna Mantel-Niećko: ''Geschichte Äthiopiens - Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart'', Teil 1, Seiten 326 und 330f. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1978Enciclopedia Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Italo-Ethiopian War
The First Italo-Ethiopian War, lit. ''Abyssinian War'' was fought between Italy and Ethiopia from 1895 to 1896. It originated from the disputed Treaty of Wuchale, which the Italians claimed turned Ethiopia into an Italian protectorate. Full-scale war broke out in 1895, with Italian troops from Italian Eritrea achieving initial successes against Tigrayan warlords at the battle of Coatit and the battle of Senafe until they were reinforced by a large Ethiopian army led by Emperor Menelik II. Italian defeat came about after the Battle of Adwa, where the Ethiopian army dealt the heavily outnumbered Italian soldiers and Eritrean askaris a decisive blow and forced their retreat back into Eritrea. The war concluded with the Treaty of Addis Ababa. Because this was one of the first decisive victories by African forces over a European colonial power, this war became a preeminent symbol of pan-Africanism and secured Ethiopia's sovereignty until 1936. Background The Khedive of Egypt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
