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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...
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    community closest to the site of the 1896 Battle of Adwa, in which Ethiopian soldiers defeated Italian troops, thus being one of the few African nations to...
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    culminated at the Battle of Adwa on 1 March 1896. In this battle, Alula was on the left side of the Ethiopian positions, on the heights of Adi Abune, supported...
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    First Italo-Ethiopian War (category Invasions of Ethiopia)
    led by Emperor Menelik II. The Italian defeat came about after the Battle of Adwa, where the Ethiopian army dealt the heavily outnumbered Italian soldiers...
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    in his arms. Ras Mikael also led the Wollo Oromo cavalry during the Battle of Adwa fighting together with Menelik II, Ras Mekonnen, Ras Mengesha and Negus...
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    decisive victory at the Battle of Adwa, recognition of Ethiopia's independence by external powers was expressed in terms of diplomatic representation...
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    of Gojjam and named him as an advisor. In 1896, Negus Tekle Haymanot fought at the Battle of Adwa on the side of Menelik. During the battle of Adwa he...
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    Matteo Albertone (category Italian military personnel of the First Italo-Ethiopian War)
    the First Italo-Ethiopian War. He led the Native Brigade during the battle of Adwa and was taken prisoner by the Ethiopians. Born in Alessandria when the...
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    commemoration of Ethiopian victory against Italy's colonization effort at the Battle of Adwa in 1896. Paying tribute to the Ethiopian army, the celebration involves...
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    successful colonial service, he died in combat at Adwa, and was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valour. Born in Savigliano on 26 April 1846...
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    Italo-Ethiopian War. He died in combat at Adwa, and was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor. Dabormida was the son of Count Giuseppe Dabormida, an...
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  • and governor of several former principalities and regions in the south. Bashah died fighting the Italians during the Battle of Adwa. Of Amhara descent...
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    Italo-Ethiopian War. He perished in the Battle of Adwa and was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valour. The son of an officer who, in 1821, had joined...
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    conquered, a symbolic place for the Italian army because of the defeat at the Battle of Adwa by the Ethiopian army during the First Italo-Ethiopian War...
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    Tessema Nadew (category Year of birth missing)
    served as governor of Illubabor Province, the campaign of re-conquest for which he had led, and fought in the Battle of Adwa. Of Amhara descent Tessema...
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    Makonnen Wolde Mikael (category Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George)
    role at the Battle of Adwa. Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael Wolde Melekot was born in Derefo Maryam near Ankober, in what was then in the province of Menz to his...
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    Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa, it was the decisive battle of the First Italo–Ethiopian War. Assisted by all of the major nobles of Ethiopia...
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  • The Battle of the Assem, Asem, Asam, or Assam river, was fought in 1871 between the forces of Kassa Mercha of Tigray and Emperor Tekle Giyorgis II. It...
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    Layers of Time, A History of Ethiopia. New York: Palgrave. p. 162. ISBN 0-312-22719-1. Milkias, Paulos (29 October 2023). The Battle of Adwa Reflections...
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    Theodore M. Vestal, "Reflections on the Battle of Adwa and Its Significance for Today", in The Battle of Adwa: Reflections on Ethiopia's Historic Victory...
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    Italy's expansion. Through a resounding victory over the Italians at the Battle of Adwa in 1896, utilizing modern imported weaponry, Menelik ensured Ethiopia's...
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    of cannoneers at the historic Battle of Adwa that resulted in a humiliating defeat for Italy in March 1896. This victory was the most significant of any...
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    Giuseppe Ellena (category Articles with topics of unclear notability from July 2022)
    considered one of the best artillery officers in the Italian Army. He was the oldest and latest of the five Italian generals at the Battle of Adwa to enter...
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    culminating in the Battle of Adwa in 1896 which resulted in a major Ethiopian victory against the Italians. The resulting Treaty of Addis Ababa ended the...
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    Habte Giyorgis Dinagde (category Foreign ministers of Ethiopia)
    a lieutenant because of his bravery and talent in the early 1890s. He participated in many battles, including the Battle of Adwa. In October 1896 Habte...
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    "Reflections on the Battle of Adwa and its Significance for Today". In Paulos Milkias; Getachew Metaferia (eds.). The Battle of Adwa: Reflections on Ethiopia's...
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    Theodore M. Vestal, "Reflections on the Battle of Adwa and Its Significance for Today", in The Battle of Adwa: Reflections on Ethiopia's Historic Victory...
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  • following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding...
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    ultimately resulted in the creation of the colony of Eritrea and the defeat of Italy at the Battle of Adwa at the hands of Emperor Menelik II. The Tigrean...
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    Umberto Masotto (category Recipients of the Gold Medal of Military Valor)
    Artillery Battery during the Battle of Adwa but was more famously known for being the first field gunner to receive the Gold Medal of Military Valour. Born into...
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