battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Chelenqo

Name: Battle of Chelenqo
Location: Chelenqo, Ethiopia

Battle of Chelenqo was a battle fought in 1887 at Chelenqo, in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Chelenqo. It was part of Menelik II's conquests, which ran from 1878 to 1904. The recorded result: Shewan victory; Capture of the city of Harar; Collapse of the Emirate of Harar and absorption into the Ethiopian Empire. Recorded strength: 20,000–25,000 Shewan troops against 3,000–4,000 Harari troops.

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Fought1887

WhereChelenqo, Ethiopia9.401N, 41.560E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeShewan victory; Capture of the city of Harar; Collapse of the Emirate of Harar and absorption into the Ethiopian Empire

BelligerentsShewaagainstEmirate of Harar

Casualties and losses800 dead & woundedandSubstantial, est. 1,000 dead

Part ofMenelik II's conquests1878 to 1904

Where it sits in Menelik II's conquests

5 placed engagements of Menelik II's conquests in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1887 (year precision)
Place	Chelenqo, Ethiopia 9.401N, 41.560E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	20,000–25,000 Shewan troops	3,000–4,000 Harari troops
Casualties and losses	800 dead & wounded	Substantial, est. 1,000 dead
Commanders	Negus Menelik II Makonnen Wolde Mikael	'Abd Allah II ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur

Placed at Chelenqo; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Das 1332, 239 km N
Battle of Magdala 1868, 338 km NW
Ual-Ual Incident 1934, 383 km SE
British attack on Berbera 1827, 396 km E
Battle of Embabo 1882, 440 km W

In the same war

Before: Battle of Hirna 1886
After: Battle of Jigjiga 1900
All 5 engagements of Menelik II's conquests

Elsewhere in 1887

Battle of Dogali Eritrea
Siege of Saati Eritrea
Renegade period of the Apache Wars United States

Battle of Chelenqo is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 62 in present-day Ethiopia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888306, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chelenqo, revision 1381843580, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.