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  2. Battle of Adwa - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Adwa (Amharic: የዐድዋ ጦርነት; Tigrinya: ውግእ ዓድዋ; Italian: battaglia di Adua, also spelled Adowa) was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The Ethiopian army managed to defeat the heavily outnumbered invading Italian and Eritrean force led by Oreste Baratieri on March 1, 1896, near the town ...

  3. First Italo-Ethiopian War - Wikipedia

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    Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia. Hurst & Company. ISBN 1850653933. Jonas, Raymond (2011). The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-06279-5. Marcus, Harold G. (1995). The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844–1913. Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-010-4. Pankhurst, Richard ...

  4. Military history of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Menelik II leading his army before the Battle of Adwa. The military history of Ethiopia dates back to the foundation of early Ethiopian Kingdoms in 980 BC.Ethiopia has been involved in many of the major conflicts in the horn of Africa, and was one of the few native African nations which remained independent during the Scramble for Africa, managing to create a modern army. 19th and 20th century ...

  5. 124 years ago, Ethiopian men and women defeated the Italian ...

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    The outcome of this battle ensured Ethiopia’s independence, making it the only African country never to be colonized. 124 years ago, Ethiopian men and women defeated the Italian army in the ...

  6. File:Detail, "Battle of Adwa" (2141834582).jpg - Wikipedia

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    On March 1, 1896, Ethiopian forces commanded by Emperor Menelik II defeated the Italian army at the Battle of Adwa. It was the first time an African nation had defeated a European power. The Ethiopian victory at Adwa prevented the Italians from establishing imperial rule over Ethiopia then.

  7. Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889 - Wikipedia

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    The Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889 was an undeclared war between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ethiopian Empire occurring during the Italian colonization of Eritrea.The conflict ended with a treaty of friendship, which delimited the border between Ethiopia and Italian Eritrea but contained clauses whose different interpretations led to another Italo-Ethiopian war.

  8. Historical Atlas of the American West - Wikipedia

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    Each map is accompanied by a one-page description of the events depicted. The historical maps cover many periods; from the Spanish land grants to prisoner-of-war camps during World War II. The atlas also contains many maps of geological and meteorological interest as well as the agriculture and flora and fauna of the West.

  9. Oreste Baratieri - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Adwa Oreste Baratieri (né Oreste Baratter , 13 November 1841 – 7 August 1901) was an Italian military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Eritrea from 1892 to 1896.