battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Hirna

Name: Battle of Hirna
Location: Hirna, Ethiopia

Battle of Hirna was a battle fought in 1886 at Hirna, in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Hirna. It was part of Menelik II's conquests, which ran from 1878 to 1904. The recorded result: Harari victory.

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Fought1886

WhereHirna, Ethiopia9.217N, 41.100E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeHarari victory

BelligerentsShewaagainstEmirate of Harar

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	1886 (year precision)
Place	Hirna, Ethiopia 9.217N, 41.100E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Commanders	Dejazmach

Placed at Hirna; 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, 264 km N
Battle of Magdala 1868, 316 km NW
Battle of Embabo 1882, 392 km W
Ual-Ual Incident 1934, 413 km SE
British attack on Berbera 1827, 450 km E

In the same war

Before: Battle of Dodota 1883
After: Battle of Chelenqo 1887
All 5 engagements of Menelik II's conquests

Elsewhere in 1886

Siege of Ba Dinh Vietnam
Bear Valley Raid United States

Battle of Hirna 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 Q120727410, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hirna, revision 1377818544, 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.