battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Maychew
Battle of Maychew was a battle fought in 1936 at Maychew, in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Maychew. It was part of Second Italo-Ethiopian War, which ran from 1935 to 1937. The recorded result: Italian victory. Recorded strength: 40,000 (with another 40,000 in reserve) against 31,000 (including six battalions of the Imperial Guard); 20 field guns.
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Where it sits in Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Record
| Date | 1936 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Maychew, Ethiopia 12.783N, 39.533E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 40,000 (with another 40,000 in reserve) | 31,000 (including six battalions of the Imperial Guard); 20 field guns |
| Casualties and losses | 400 Italians killed & wounded; 873 Eritreans killed & wounded; Total: 1,273 | 1,000–8,000 killed; Total: 11,000 |
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Nearest engagements
- Second Battle of Amba Alagi 1941, 22 km N
- Battle of Amba Alagi 1895, 24 km N
- Battle of Amba Aradam 1936, 61 km N
- Battle of Mek'ele 1896, 78 km N
- Battle of Adwa 1896, 150 km NW
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Shire 1936
- After: Battle of the Ogaden 1936
- All 8 engagements of Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Elsewhere in 1936
- Siege of Madrid Spain
- Siege of the Alcázar Spain
- Battle of Majorca Spain
- Battle of Badajoz Spain
- Campaign of Gipuzkoa Spain
Battle of Maychew is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 62 in present-day Ethiopia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1368278, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Maychew, revision 1374793481, 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.