Historedia
Person

Oreste Baratieri

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1895–1896

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Oreste Baratieri, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Abyssinians crush Italian column at Amba Alagi

    1895

    Role: Italian General

    1. 7 December 1895 · Amba Alagi, southern Tigray; vanguard attack at Boota HillBattle of 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.

  2. Battle of Adwa: Ethiopia defeats Italy, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War

    1896

    Role: General commanding Italian forces

    1. 1 March 1896 · AdwaBattle of Adwa

      Ethiopian forces under Menelik II defeated Italian troops led by General Baratieri near Adwa on 1 March 1896.

    2. 14 June 1896 · RomeEnd of Crispi's Fourth Government

      Francesco Crispi's fourth government as Prime Minister of Italy ended on 14 June 1896, after the Adwa defeat was reported to Rome on 2 March.

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. Battle of Adwa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
  4. Francesco Crispi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-11