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Battle of Gundet

Name: Battle of Gundet
Start: 1875-11-16
Location: Gundet

When: 16 November 1875
Where: Gundet
Part of: Battle of Agurdat: Yohannes IV defeats the Egyptian invasion of Ethiopia

Emperor Yohannes IV's forces defeated the Egyptian army at Gundet on 16 November 1875.

The armies of Yohannes and Isma'il met at Gundet on the morning of 16 November 1875. The Egyptians were tricked into a narrow valley and wiped out by Ethiopian gunners. Virtually the entire Egyptian force was killed, marking a significant defeat for the Khedive.

Sources

Yohannes IV Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08

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