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Battle of Amba Alagi

When
7 December 1895
Where
Amba Alagi, southern Tigray; vanguard attack at Boota Hill
Part of
Abyssinians crush Italian column at Amba Alagi

Abyssinian forces under Ras Makonnen, Ras Oliè, and Ras Mengesha Yohannes annihilated an Italian column led by Major Toselli on 7 December 1895.

Ras Makonnen brought up his largely Shewan army to the slopes of Amba Alagi in southern Tigray, and the Ethiopian vanguard attacked Toselli's force at Boota Hill. The vanguard assault annihilated the Italians and killed Major Toselli. This was the first battle in the series between General Baratieri and Emperor Menelik II.

Sources

  1. Battle of Amba Alagi (1895) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
  2. First Italo-Ethiopian War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  3. Menelik II Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01

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