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Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
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Battle of Adwa
1896 battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War
The Battle of Adwa was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The Ethiopian army defeated an invading Italian and Eritrean force led by Oreste Baratieri on March 1, 1896, near the town of Adwa. The victory, aided by vastly superior numbers, decisively thwarted…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Country in the Horn of Africa
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First Italo-Ethiopian War
1895–1896 war between the Ethiopia and Italy
The First Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the First Italo-Abyssinian War, or simply known as the Abyssinian War in Italy, was a military confrontation fought between Italy and Ethiopia from 1895 to 1896. It originated from the disputed Treaty of Wuchale, which the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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