Battle of Agordat
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The Battle of Agordat was fought near Agordat in Eritrea from 26 to 31 January 1941, by the Italian army and Royal Corps of Colonial Troops against British, Commonwealth and Indian forces, during the East African Campaign of the Second World War. The British had the advantage of breaking Italian codes and cyphers before the offensive and received copious amounts of information from Italian sources on the order of battle and plans of the Regia Aeronautica and the Italian army.
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| event | armed conflict | 1890 | First Battle of Agordat | battle, Mahdist Sudan, Kingdom of Italy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1893 | Second Battle of Agordat | battle, Kingdom of Italy, Mahdist Sudan | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | Battle of Agordat | battle, United Kingdom | Wikidata |