Battle of Maychew (1936)
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The Battle of Maychew (1936) was a major clash of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War in which Emperor Haile Selassie’s forces made a final, unsuccessful stand against the invading Italian army, leading to the collapse of organized Ethiopian resistance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| afterEvent | Haile Selassie went into exile ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Mai Ceu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Mai Cew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ethiopian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian East Africa (Italian forces in East Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Haile Selassie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pietro Badoglio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Second Italo-Ethiopian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Italian advance on Addis Ababa ⓘ |
| hasCasualtiesSide |
heavy Ethiopian casualties
ⓘ
lighter Italian casualties ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1936 in Ethiopia
ⓘ
Battles involving Ethiopia ⓘ Battles involving Italy ⓘ Second Italo-Ethiopian War battles ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Italian campaign to conquer Ethiopia
ⓘ
League of Nations failure to stop Italian aggression ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1936-03-31 ⓘ |
| hasFront | Northern Front of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonth | March ⓘ |
| hasOpposingForceStrength |
larger but poorly equipped Ethiopian forces
ⓘ
numerically inferior but better-equipped Italian forces ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
marked the effective end of Ethiopian field resistance
ⓘ
paved the way for Italian occupation of Addis Ababa ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | rugged highland terrain ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWarfare | conventional land battle ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| involves |
Eritrean askari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopian Imperial Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian colonial troops ⓘ |
| involvesUseOf |
Italian air power
ⓘ
modern Italian artillery ⓘ |
| isFinalMajorBattleOf | Second Italo-Ethiopian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTurningPointOf | Italian conquest of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | collapse of organized Ethiopian resistance ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Italo-Ethiopian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Amba Aradam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Italian victory ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInRegion | Tigray Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Maychew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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