Atlas of Battles

country, 24 engagements

Battles in Eritrea

24 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Eritrea: 20 battles, 2 sieges, 1 naval action and 1 campaign between 1541 and 1990. The wars with most engagements here: Eritrean War of Independence (10), Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889 (3), Mahdist War (2), East African Campaign (2).

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Battle of MassawaSiege of HergigoBattle of SegheneytiSecond Battle of AgordatBattle of HalaiAttack on Convoy BN 7Battle of AdalBattle of OmalAgordat OperationBattle of HalhalBattle of AnsabaBattle of TogorubaBattle of MassawaSiege of BarentuBattle of AfabetBattle of MassawaBattle of GundetBattle of GuraSiege of SaatiBattle of DogaliFirst Battle of AgordatBattle of CoatitBattle of AgordatBattle of KerenBattle of GundetBattle of GuraSiege of SaatiBattle of DogaliFirst Battle of AgordatBattle of CoatitBattle of AgordatBattle of KerenAsmaraKassalaGedarefAdigratAksumTessenei200 km15.407N, 38.475E
24 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1540s: 1 engagements1580s: 1 engagements1870s: 2 engagements1880s: 3 engagements1890s: 4 engagements1940s: 3 engagements1960s: 6 engagements6 in 1960s1970s: 2 engagements1980s: 1 engagements1990s: 1 engagements1540s1990s
24 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 8 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1541Battle of MassawaMassawaEthiopian–Adal War
1589Siege of HergigoHergigoOttoman conquest of Habesh
1875Battle of GundetSeraeEthiopian–Egyptian War
1876Battle of GuraGuraEthiopian–Egyptian War
1887Siege of SaatiSahatinItalo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889
1887Battle of DogaliDogaliItalo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889
1888Battle of SegheneytiSegeneitiItalo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889
1890First Battle of AgordatAgordatMahdist War
1893Second Battle of AgordatAgordatMahdist War
15 December 1894Battle of HalaiAkkele GuzayScramble for Africa
1895Battle of CoatitQuatitFirst Italo-Ethiopian War
21 October 1940Attack on Convoy BN 7Red SeaWorld War II
26 January 1941Battle of AgordatAgordatEast African Campaign
5 February 1941Battle of KerenKerenEast African Campaign
1961Battle of AdalGash-Barka RegionEritrean War of Independence
1961Battle of OmalGash-Barka RegionEritrean War of Independence
1962Agordat OperationAgordatEritrean War of Independence
1962Battle of HalhalHalhalEritrean War of Independence
1963Battle of AnsabaAnseba RegionEritrean War of Independence
1964Battle of TogorubaGash-Barka RegionEritrean War of Independence
1977Battle of MassawaMassawaEritrean War of Independence
5 May 1977Siege of BarentuBarentuEritrean War of Independence
17 March 1988Battle of AfabetAfabetEritrean War of Independence
1990Battle of MassawaMassawaEritrean War of Independence

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.