First Italo-Ethiopian War

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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.

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Label Occurrences
First Italo-Ethiopian War canonical 18
Italo-Ethiopian conflicts 2
First Italo-Abyssinian War 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial war ⓘ
war ⓘ
AfricanStateInvolved Ethiopia ⓘ
alternativeName First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
surface form: First Italo-Abyssinian War
belligerent Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Duke of Savoy ⓘ
surface form: Umberto, Duke of Savoy
conflictBetween Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
decisiveBattle Battle of Adwa ⓘ
endDate 1896 ⓘ
endedBy Treaty of Addis Ababa ⓘ
EthiopianCapitalDuringWar Addis Ababa ⓘ
EthiopianForcesComposition imperial army and regional levies ⓘ
EthiopianRulerDuringWar Menelik II ⓘ
surface form: Emperor Menelik II
ItalianColonyInRegion Eritrea ⓘ
ItalianForcesComposition regular Italian troops and colonial askari ⓘ
ItalianMonarchDuringWar King Umberto I of Italy ⓘ
surface form: 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 colonization of Eritrea ⓘ
surface form: 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 Wuchale ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Addis Ababa

Treaty of Wuchale ⓘ
typeOfConflict interstate war ⓘ
yearOfBattleOfAdwa 1896 ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Italo-Ethiopian War → precededBy → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Scramble for Africa → hasKeyEvent → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italo-Ethiopian conflicts
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) → conflict → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
King Umberto I of Italy → involvedIn → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
subject surface form: Umberto I of Italy
this entity surface form: Italo-Ethiopian conflicts
First Italo-Ethiopian War → alternativeName → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Italo-Abyssinian War
Menelik II → battle → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Regio Esercito → conflict → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italo-Ethiopian War (1895–1896)
Italian colonization of Eritrea → significantEvent → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian–Ethiopian War of 1895–1896
Imperial Ethiopian Army → notableEngagement → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Adwa → partOf → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Adwa
Battle of Adwa → partOf → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Battle of Adwa → relatedEvent → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Treaty of Wuchale → hasConsequence → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Treaty of Wuchale → relatedToEvent → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Taytu Betul → participantIn → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Oreste Baratieri → participantIn → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Battle of Amba Alagi (1895) → conflict → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Battle of Amba Alagi (1895) → partOf → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael → notableEvent → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Battle of Mekelle → conflict → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Battle of Mekelle → partOf → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Treaty of Addis Ababa → partOf → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Treaty of Addis Ababa → conflictEnded → First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ