battle, First World War

Battle of Segale

Name: Battle of Segale
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Battle of Segale was a battle fought in 1916 at Addis Ababa, in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Addis Ababa. The recorded result: Zewditu loyalist victory. Recorded strength: 120,000 against 80,000.

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Fought1916

WhereAddis Ababa, Ethiopia9.036N, 38.752E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeZewditu loyalist victory

BelligerentsLoyalists to ZewdituagainstLoyalists to Lij Iyasu

Record

Date	1916 (year precision)
Place	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9.036N, 38.752E
Kind	Battle, First World War
Strength	120,000	80,000
Commanders	Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles Habte Giyorgis	Mikael of Wollo

Placed at Addis Ababa; 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 Embabo 1882, 152 km NW
Battle of Magdala 1868, 261 km N
Battle of Faggeta 1769, 337 km NW
Battle of Gur Amba 1852, 400 km N
Battle of Das 1332, 416 km NE

Elsewhere in 1916

Battle of Segale 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 Q4872346, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Segale, revision 1370588926, 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.