Historedia
Person

Ras Mengesha Yohannes

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1895

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ras Mengesha Yohannes, 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: Abyssinian Commander

    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.

Sources

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