Battle of Amba Alagi (1895)
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Battle of Amba Alagi (1895)
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The Battle of Amba Alagi was the first in a series of battles between the Italian General Baratieri and Ethiopia's Emperor Menelik during the First Italo-Ethiopian War. Amba Alagi was one of Baratieri's forward positions; it was under the command of Major Toselli with 2,000 Eritrean Askari. On 7 December 1895, the Ras Makonnen, Fitawrari Gebeyehu and Ras Mengesha Yohannes commanded an assault of Menelik's vanguard that annihilated the Italians and killed Major Toselli. The Ethiopians attacked a
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1895 battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Amba_Alagi_(1895)
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2023-11-18T02:27:47Z
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