First Battle of Tembien
1936 battle of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The First Battle of Tembien was fought on the northern front of what was known as the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. This battle consisted of attacks and counterattacks by Italian forces under Marshal Pietro Badoglio and Ethiopian forces under Ras[nb 1] Kassa Haile Darge. This battle was primarily fought around Worsege Pass (Italian: Passo Uarieu) in what was then the Tembien Province of Ethiopia.
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First Battle of Tembien | |||||||
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Part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ethiopia | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Pietro Badoglio |
Ras Kassa Ras Seyoum | ||||||
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70,000 300 field guns 14,000 draft animals | 70,000 | ||||||
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1,083 casualties | 8,000 casualties |
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