First Italo-Ethiopian War

E62029

colonial war war

The First Italo-Ethiopian War (1895–1896) was a conflict in which Ethiopia decisively defeated Italy, preserving its independence and becoming a symbol of African resistance to European colonialism.

Aliases (2)

Italo-Ethiopian conflicts ×2
First Italo-Abyssinian War ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial war → war →
AfricanStateInvolved	Ethiopia →
alternativeName	First Italo-Abyssinian War →
belligerent	Ethiopian Empire → Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED →
cause	Italian attempt to establish a protectorate over Ethiopia → dispute over the Treaty of Wuchale →
chronology	predecessor of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War →
colonialPowerInvolved	Italy →
commanderEthiopia	Menelik II → Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael → Taytu Betul →
commanderItaly	Oreste Baratieri → Umberto, Duke of Savoy →
conflictBetween	Ethiopian Empire → Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED →
decisiveBattle	Battle of Adwa →
endDate	1896 →
endedBy	Treaty of Addis Ababa →
EthiopianCapitalDuringWar	Addis Ababa →
EthiopianForcesComposition	imperial army and regional levies →
EthiopianRulerDuringWar	Emperor Menelik II →
ItalianColonyInRegion	Eritrea →
ItalianForcesComposition	regular Italian troops and colonial askari →
ItalianMonarchDuringWar	Umberto I of Italy →
ItalianPrimeMinisterDuringWar	Francesco Crispi →
legacy	boosted Ethiopian international prestige → inspired later anti-colonial movements in Africa →
location	Ethiopia →
majorBattle	Battle of Adwa → Battle of Amba Alagi (1895) → Battle of Mekelle →
outcome	Ethiopian independence preserved →
partOf	Scramble for Africa →
precededBy	Italian occupation of Eritrea →
result	Ethiopian victory → Italian defeat →
significance	halted Italian colonial expansion into the Ethiopian highlands → symbol of African resistance to European colonialism →
startDate	1895 →
theatre	Horn of Africa →
treaty	Treaty of Addis Ababa → Treaty of Wuchale →
typeOfConflict	interstate war →
yearOfBattleOfAdwa	1896 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
First Italo-Ethiopian War ("First Italo-Abyssinian War") →	alternativeName
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) →	conflict
Scramble for Africa ("Italo-Ethiopian conflicts") →	hasKeyEvent
Umberto I of Italy ("Italo-Ethiopian conflicts") →	involvedIn
Second Italo-Ethiopian War →	precededBy