Colonial Troops (ascari) as a sub-lieutenant. He fought in the battles of Coatit, Senafe, Debra Ailà, Mai Merèt and Adwa, being captured in the last. In...

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...

Italian Eritrea achieving initial successes against Tigrayan warlords at Coatit, Senafe and Debra Ailà, until they were reinforced by a large Ethiopian...