Battle of Dogali
1887 battle between Italy and Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Dogali was fought on 26 January 1887 between Italy and Ethiopia in Dogali near Massawa, in present-day Eritrea.
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Battle of Dogali | |||||||
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Part of the Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889 | |||||||
The battle of Dogali by Michele Cammarano | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Italy | Ethiopia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Tommaso De Cristoforis † | Ras Alula Engida | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~550 infantry | 15,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
430 killed[2] 80 wounded[2] |
730[3] or 1,071 killed[4] |
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