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Battle of Coatit
- When
- 13 January 1895
- Where
- Coatit, Eritrea
Italian forces defeated Tigrayan proxies led by Ras Mengesha Yohannes on 13 January 1895, marking the opening battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
Advance scouts located Mengesha's forces encamped nearby on 12 January. The battle occurred on 13 January in what is now Eritrea. Italian troops achieved initial successes against Tigrayan warlords, rebuffing an invasion force. This was a significant victory for the Italians, though the defeated force was Tigrayan, not the central Ethiopian army.
Sources
- Battle of Coatit Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
- First Italo-Ethiopian War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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