Battle of Adwa: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Battle of Adua • Battle of Adowa
Date	March 1, 1896
Location	Ethiopia
Participants	Ethiopia • Italy

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Illustration from Le Petit Journal showing King Menelik II in a red cloak and headdress riding a white horse as he surveys Ethiopian troops at the Battle of Adwa.

Engraving depicting Ethiopian forces attacking Italian soldiers led by Brigadier General Vittorio Emanuele Dabormida during the Battle of Adwa, with chaotic close combat and smoke.

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Menilek II

emperor of Ethiopia

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Oreste Baratieri

Italian governor of Eritrea

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Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)

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