Battle of Dogali
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The Battle of Dogali was an 1887 clash in which Ethiopian forces decisively defeated an Italian colonial detachment, becoming a symbol of African resistance to European expansion in the Horn of Africa.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ethiopian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Italian casualties
ⓘ
light Ethiopian casualties ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Colonel Tommaso De Cristoforis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ras Alula Engida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
memorials in Eritrea
ⓘ
monuments in Italy ⓘ |
| conflict | Italo-Ethiopian conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Ethiopian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 26 January 1887 ⓘ |
| describedAs | clash between Ethiopian forces and Italian colonial detachment ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
increased Italian military involvement in Eritrea ⓘ |
| genre | colonial war battle ⓘ |
| hasApproximateEthiopianStrength | several thousand Ethiopian troops ⓘ |
| hasApproximateItalianStrength | about 500–600 Italian troops ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Italian attempts to expand inland from Massawa
ⓘ
conflict over control of Eritrean highlands ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
reinforcement of Ethiopian confidence against European powers
ⓘ
worsening of Italo-Ethiopian relations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Dogali
NERFINISHED
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Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ near Massawa ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambush of Italian column
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impact on Italian public opinion ⓘ strengthening Ethiopian prestige ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Ethiopian victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian colonial expansion in the Horn of Africa
ⓘ
Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ history of Eritrea ⓘ history of Ethiopia ⓘ history of Italian colonialism ⓘ |
| precededBy | Italian occupation of Massawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Adwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Ethiopian victory ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
African resistance to European expansion
ⓘ
Ethiopian resistance to colonialism ⓘ |
| year | 1887 ⓘ |
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