Atlas of Battles

country, 62 engagements

Battles in Ethiopia

62 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Ethiopia: 58 battles, 3 sieges and 1 campaign between 1270 and 1991. The wars with most engagements here: Ethiopian–Adal War (9), Second Italo-Ethiopian War (8), Menelik II's conquests (5), Ogaden War (5).

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Battle of AnsataBattle of DasBattle of GomitBattle of FatagarBattle of BadeqeBattle of Shimbra KureBattle of AntukyahBattle of Amba SelBattle of SahartBattle of BaçenteBattle of JarteBattle of the Hill of the JewsEthiopian invasion of AdalBattle of HazaloBattle of FatagarBattle of HadiyaBattle of HadiyaBattle of Addi QarroBattle of HadiyaBattle of FaggetaBattle of Debre TaborBattle of Gur AmbaBattle of TakusaBattle of AssamBattle of EmbaboBattle of DodotaBattle of HirnaBattle of ChelenqoBattle of MadanaBattle of Guté DiliBattle of JigjigaBattle of KoremBattle of SegaleBattle of AnchemUal-Ual IncidentDe Bono's invasion of AbyssiniaEthiopian Christmas OffensiveBattle of Genale DoriaBattle of ShireBattle of MaychewBattle of the OgadenSiege of SaïoBattle of Culqualber1959 Aware ClashesBattle of TiroBattle of Dire DawaSomali invasion of OgadenBattle of GodeyBattle of JijigaBattle of HararBurco-Duuray offensiveFall of the DergBattle of Wayna DagaBattle of MagdalaBattle of Amba AlagiBattle of Mek'eleBattle of AdwaBattle of Amba AradamSecond Battle of Amba AlagiBattle of GondarBattle of Wayna DagaBattle of MagdalaBattle of Amba AlagiBattle of Mek'eleBattle of AdwaBattle of Amba AradamBattle of GondarAddis AbabaKhartoumSanaaAdenAsmaraHargeisaKassalaWauDjiboutiTaizz1000 km10.475N, 39.550E
62 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

1250: 1 engagements1300: 1 engagements1400: 1 engagements1500: 11 engagements1550: 5 engagements1600: 1 engagements1750: 1 engagements1800: 1 engagements1850: 13 engagements1900: 17 engagements17 in 19001950: 10 engagements12501950
62 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 10 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1270Battle of AnsataTach Gayint
3 July 1332Battle of DasAdalAmda Seyon I's expansions
1446Battle of GomitSultanate of Dawaro
1516Battle of FatagarFetegar
1528Battle of BadeqeFetegarEthiopian–Adal War
1529Battle of Shimbra KureSultanate of DawaroEthiopian–Adal War
1531Battle of AntukyahAntsokiyana GemzaEthiopian–Adal War
1531Battle of Amba SelBale ProvinceEthiopian–Adal War
1541Battle of SahartTigray RegionEthiopian–Adal War
1542Battle of BaçenteTigray ProvinceEthiopian–Adal War
1542Battle of JarteHintalo WajiratEthiopian–Adal War
1542Battle of the Hill of the JewsAmhara RegionEthiopian–Adal War
1543Battle of Wayna DagaLake TanaEthiopian–Adal War
1549Ethiopian invasion of AdalHarar
1559Battle of HazaloMount AyaluOromo migrations
1559Battle of FatagarFetegar
1569Battle of HadiyaHadiya Kingdom
1576Battle of HadiyaHadiya Zone
1578Battle of Addi QarroTigray Region
1600Battle of HadiyaHadiya Kingdom
9 December 1769Battle of Faggeta
1842Battle of Debre TaborDebre Tabor
27 September 1852Battle of Gur AmbaZemene Mesafint
1853Battle of TakusaTakusaZemene Mesafint
9 April 1868Battle of MagdalaAmba MariamBritish expedition to Abyssinia
1871Battle of AssamTigray ProvinceEthiopian Civil War
6 June 1882Battle of EmbaboEmbaboMenelik II's conquests
1883Battle of DodotaDodotaMenelik II's conquests
1886Battle of HirnaHirnaMenelik II's conquests
1887Battle of ChelenqoChelenqoMenelik II's conquests
1888Battle of MadanaSudanEthiopian-Mahdist War
1888Battle of Guté DiliNejoEthiopian-Mahdist War
7 December 1895Battle of Amba AlagiAmba Alagi
January 1896Battle of Mek'eleMekeleFirst Italo-Ethiopian War
1 March 1896Battle of AdwaAdwaFirst Italo-Ethiopian War
1900Battle of JigjigaJijigaMenelik II's conquests
1909Battle of KoremOfla
1916Battle of SegaleAddis Ababa
1930Battle of AnchemDebre Zebit
5 December 1934Ual-Ual IncidentOgaden
1935De Bono's invasion of AbyssiniaEthiopian EmpireSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
1935Ethiopian Christmas OffensiveEthiopiaSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
1935Dolo hospital airstrikeDoloSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
1936Battle of Genale DoriaEthiopiaSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
10 February 1936Battle of Amba AradamAmba AradamSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
1936Battle of ShireShireSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
1936Battle of MaychewMaychewSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
1936Battle of the OgadenOgadenSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
25 March 1941Siege of SaïoDembi DolloEast African Campaign
4 May 1941Second Battle of Amba AlagiAmba AlagiWorld War II
6 August 1941Battle of CulqualberEast African Campaign
13 November 1941Battle of GondarGondarEast African Campaign
19591959 Aware ClashesAware
1974Battle of TiroTiro AfetaOromo conflict
1976Siege of NakfaNakfaEritrean War of Independence
1977Battle of Dire DawaDire DawaOgaden War
1977Somali invasion of OgadenOgadenOgaden War
1977Battle of GodeyGodeOgaden War
1977Battle of JijigaJijigaOgaden War
1977Battle of HararHararOgaden War
1984Burco-Duuray offensiveHawd ZoneSomaliland War of Independence
1991Fall of the DergAddis AbabaEthiopian Civil War

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