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...

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...

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