First Italo-Ethiopian War

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 Italians claimed turned Ethiopia into an Italian protectorate, while the Ethiopians claimed that the treaty simply ensured peace between the two powers. Full-scale war broke out in 1895, with Italian troops from Italian Eritrea achieving initial successes against Tigrayan warlords at Coatit, Senafe and Debra Ailà, until they were reinforced by a large Ethiopian army led by Emperor Menelik II. The Italian defeat came about after the Battle of Adwa, where the Ethiopian army dealt the 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 the Second Italo-Ethiopian War of 1935–37.

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1894 — 1896 First Italo-Ethiopian War

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1887-01-01T00:00:00Z

1887 Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889

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1991-05-29T00:00:00Z

1961 — 1991 Eritrean War of Independence

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1974 Eritrean Civil Wars

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Le ultime battaglie africane (1894) La morte di Bath Agos

Naples Hospital, Naples, Italy; soldiers being taken into ho Wellcome V0013978

Il generale Baratieri - Ras Mangascià - Marcia delle truppe italiane per Makallè

Adua 1

Иллюстрация к статье «Абиссиния». Военная энциклопедия Сытина. Том 1 (СПб., 1911—1915)

Forte Enda Jesus a Macallè (1895).

Die Gartenlaube (1896) b 0148 a 1

Colonia Eritrea nel 1895 - Marcia del Generale Baratieri su Macallè

Baratieri 1

Italian prisoners Ethiopia 1897

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1993	Eritrea	sovereign state, country	Wikidata
event	war	1887	Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889	colonial war	Wikidata
event	war	1894	First Italo-Ethiopian War	war, Kingdom of Italy, Ethiopian Empire	Wikidata
event	war	1961	Eritrean War of Independence	war of national liberation	Wikidata
event	war	1974	Eritrean Civil Wars	civil war	Wikidata
commons	image		Le ultime battaglie africane (1894) La morte di Bath Agos		Commons
commons	image		Naples Hospital, Naples, Italy; soldiers being taken into ho Wellcome V0013978		Commons
commons	image		Il generale Baratieri - Ras Mangascià - Marcia delle truppe italiane per Makallè		Commons
commons	image		Adua 1		Commons
commons	image		Иллюстрация к статье «Абиссиния». Военная энциклопедия Сытина. Том 1 (СПб., 1911—1915)		Commons
commons	image		Forte Enda Jesus a Macallè (1895).		Commons
commons	image		Die Gartenlaube (1896) b 0148 a 1		Commons
commons	image		Colonia Eritrea nel 1895 - Marcia del Generale Baratieri su Macallè		Commons
commons	image		Baratieri 1		Commons
commons	image		Italian prisoners Ethiopia 1897		Commons