615:
wheat per day, and that they were responsible for their own provisioning". Italy would steadily increase its dependence on irregular native troops, and send
Italian forces back to Europe. The defeat at Segheneyti forced Italy to reconsider its strategy. Italian public initially blamed the deafeat at indigenous fighters themselves, with Italian newspapers condemning indigenous troops as disloyal and treacherous. However, Italian commanders argued that "indigenous troops sent to Saganeiti had shown a willingness to fight so long as their Italian officers were still alive". From that point, native troops were reformed to be more organized and better equipped, and went through Italian led training; lastly, more Italian officers were assigned to them.
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occupied
Segheneyti, but Debeb was not found there, having been warned in time, and had fled the village to stand with his troops on the nearby heights. From there Debeb's superior forces ambushed the Cornish column; after killing the captain and other Italian officers, the contingent disbanded and retreated to Massawa, leaving about 200 casualties on the field.
614:
The battle had a profound impact of
Italian strategy in Ethiopia and its approach towards indigenous troops. In early 1888, indigenous troops were hailed by Italian command as fighters that could "run some tens of kilometers without water, food or rest, that they could subsist on only a ‘fistful’ of
579:
The attack on Debeb was supposed to be a surprise, but this plan failed because it took longer than anticipated for
Italian troops to reach Segheneyti, giving Ethiopian forces enough time to be made aware of the attack. When Italian forces finally arrived on August 8, 1888, the Italian contingent
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NEGASH, T. — 1984 "Resistance and
Collaboration in Eritrea", in S. RUBENSON (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (Addis Ababa: Institute of Ethiopian Studies; East Lansing: African Studies Center, Michigan State University):
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Bruner, S. (2014). Conflicting obituaries: The
Abyssinian ‘outlaw’ Debeb as treacherous bandit and romantic hero in late nineteenth-century Italian imagination. Modern Italy, 19(4), 405-419. doi:10.1080/13532944.2014.939164
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Bruner, Stephen C. (2014). "'At Least So Long As We Are
Talking About Marching, the Inferior Is Not the Black, It's the White': Italian Debate over the Use of Indigenous Troops in the Scramble for Africa".
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and previously in their service. Debeb and his irregulars had deserted in March 1888, after the troops of
General San Marzano had led raids against the tribes which submitted to the Italians.
592:, who reaffirmed his confidence in the general's work. "The first group of askari was formed in October 1888, after the débacle of the basci-buzuk at Saganeiti, seen almost as a second
611:. After Italian forces took Segheneyti later in 1888, the local Coptic church in Segheneyti was destroyed and a new Catholic one was erected in its place to honour Cornacchia.
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CAULK, R. — 1984 "Bad Men of the
Borders: ‘Shum' and ‘Shifta' in Northern Ethiopia in the Nineteenth Century", The Journal of African Historical Studies 2 (17): 201-227.
603:) fled, all Italian officers had been slain. The defeat at Segheyneyti prompted Italian command to reform their army organization - in October 1888, the first group of
260:
193:
588:
The defeat, though minor, drew heavy criticism towards
Baldissera; In response, the general offered his resignation, which was rejected by the prime minister
927:
565:
819:
The Seen, the Unseen, the Invented Misrepresentations of African "Otherness" in the Making of a Colony. Eritrea, 1885-1896, Silvana Palma, p. 39-69,
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132:
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596:, where all the Italian officers died while the 800 irregulars fled, followed by Debeb's men who killed around three hundred of them."
920:
246:
179:
1083:
777:
857:
834:"The Seen, the Unseen, the Invented: Misrepresentations of African "Otherness" in the Making of a Colony. Eritrea, 1885-1896"
804:
599:
In the Italian army, the skirmish was considered a "massacre" - while most irregular Italian-aligned forces (referred to as
981:
951:
329:
203:
28:
913:
1041:
1137:
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683:
Tracce di pittura etiopica nelle pubblicazioni ed esposizioni dell'Italia colonialista: spunti di riflessione
1093:
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319:
993:
1062:
409:
1117:
976:
459:
354:
294:
1122:
961:
797:
Late Nineteenth-Century Italy in Africa: The Livraghi Affair and the Waning of Civilizing Aspirations
657:
384:
339:
1020:
469:
399:
833:
568:", 300 local irregulars and four Italian officers. The contingent departed from Ua-a on 4 August
364:
526:. The battle resulted in the destruction of Italian attachment that was deployed to Segheneyti.
1127:
1025:
538:
began operations to extend Italian possessions in Eritrea, starting from the already acquired
1067:
449:
905:
550:. During this phase the Italians faced the problem of a local leader, Debeb, who close to
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The task of capturing Debeb and dispersing his band was entrusted by Baldissera to
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See. in Raffaele Ruggeri, "The Italian Colonial Wars", EMI, Mornico Losana, 2003.
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747:"Conflict and Co-Operation Between Ethiopia and the Mahdist State, 1884-1898"
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309:
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956:
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299:
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BATTAGLIA, R. — 1958 La prima guerra d'Africa (Torino: Einaudi): 342-345
514:, was a small clash fought on August 8, 1888 between the troops of the
900:
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica of the Kingdom of Italy 8 May 1889
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474:
54:
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539:
58:
16:
Battle between the Kingdom of Italy and Ethiopian Empire in 1888
604:
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935:
685:(in Italian). Università degli Studi di Padova. p. 81.
576:, where, according to the spies, Debeb's camp was located.
569:
43:
618:
201:
1109:
778:"Storia Coloniale: Anni 1890-1891, Parte Prima"
744:
821:https://doi.org/10.4000/etudesafricaines.14887
921:
799:. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 75.
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564:Cornacchia, who headed a contingent of 400 "
928:
914:
640:All five officers were decorated with the
261:
247:
194:
180:
731:
729:
676:
674:
672:
1084:Italian Intervention in Northern Russia
268:
1133:Battles involving the Ethiopian Empire
1110:
872:
794:
726:
669:
909:
831:
619:Fallen Italian officers at Segheneyti
242:
175:
542:they targeted the plateau cities of
1143:Battles of the Italo-Ethiopian Wars
680:
534:In July 1888 the troops of General
13:
522:irregulars towards the end of the
14:
1154:
992:
757:(1). University of Khartoum: 27.
524:Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887-1889
205:Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889
116:
97:
84:
29:Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889
894:
866:
825:
813:
788:
121:Captain Tullio Cornacchia
977:Italo-Ethiopian War of 1935–36
962:Italo-Ethiopian War of 1895–96
850:10.4000/etudesafricaines.14887
770:
761:
738:
717:
708:
698:
689:
642:Silver Medal of Military Valor
1:
1042:Italian Blockade of Venezuela
663:
1094:Occupation of Constantinople
1063:Italian Invasion of Anatolia
780:(in Italian). Archived from
583:
7:
952:Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887
795:Bruner, Stephen C. (2017).
646:
636:Lieutenant Virginio Virgini
10:
1159:
936:Colonial conflicts in the
876:European History Quarterly
607:was formed to replace the
163:300 (All Italian officers)
1076:
1050:
1034:
1003:
988:
944:
723:(BATTAGLIA 1958: 342-345)
658:First Italo-Ethiopian War
627:Lieutenant Marcello Brero
624:Captain Tullio Cornacchia
529:
280:
213:
153:
140:
110:
77:
34:
26:
21:
1021:Second Italo-Senussi War
888:10.1177/0265691413513421
745:G. N. Sanderson (1969).
633:Lieutenant Giulio Viganò
1138:Battles involving Italy
832:Palma, Silvana (2005).
751:Sudan Notes and Records
630:Lieutenant Umberto Poli
111:Commanders and leaders
1068:Siberian intervention
1026:World War II campaign
982:World War II Campaign
154:Casualties and losses
957:Mahdist War in Sudan
572:, to the village of
508:Battle of Segheneyti
22:Battle of Segheneyti
972:Somaliland campaign
490:South Africa (1914)
455:South Africa (1906)
420:South Africa (1899)
390:Matabeleland (1896)
380:South Africa (1895)
360:Matabeleland (1893)
325:Somalia (1888–1924)
320:Equatoria (1886–89)
290:South Africa (1880)
285:South Africa (1879)
272:Scramble for Africa
967:Banadir Resistance
681:Comaron, Giorgia.
536:Antonio Baldissera
345:Mashonaland (1890)
1118:Conflicts in 1888
1102:
1101:
1011:Italo-Turkish War
859:978-2-7132-2047-0
806:978-1-4438-4376-8
503:
502:
460:Morocco (1907–34)
450:Morocco (1905–06)
445:Tanganyika (1905)
425:Somaliland (1900)
365:Morocco (1893–94)
350:Katanga (1891−92)
315:Madagascar (1883)
236:
235:
170:
169:
73:
72:
69:Ethiopian victory
1150:
1123:1888 in Ethiopia
1016:Senussi campaign
996:
930:
923:
916:
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693:
687:
686:
678:
653:Battle of Dogali
590:Francesco Crispi
516:Kingdom of Italy
405:Wassoulou (1898)
370:Wassoulou (1894)
310:Wassoulou (1883)
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105:Ethiopian Empire
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100:
92:Kingdom of Italy
90:
88:
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36:
35:
19:
18:
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1157:
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1152:
1151:
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1148:
1147:
1108:
1107:
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1103:
1098:
1072:
1058:Boxer Rebellion
1046:
1030:
999:
986:
940:
934:
904:
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871:
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784:on 3 June 2010.
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532:
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485:Libya (1911–12)
395:Zanzibar (1896)
385:Ethiopia (1896)
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470:Morocco (1909)
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400:Benin (1897)
335:Congo (1895)
305:Egypt (1882)
300:Sudan (1881)
227:
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124:
78:Belligerents
945:East Africa
609:basci-buzuk
601:basci-buzuk
410:Chad (1898)
136:Debeb Araya
1112:Categories
664:References
520:Abyssinian
430:Aro (1901)
228:Segheneyti
133:Dejazmatch
844:: 39–69.
584:Aftermath
574:Segeneiti
512:Saganèiti
149:Thousands
55:Segeneiti
42:8 August
705:315-325.
647:See also
141:Strength
50:Location
27:Part of
562:captain
540:Massawa
166:Unknown
159:200-250
146:700-800
125:†
59:Eritrea
1077:Europe
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594:Dogali
548:Asmara
530:Battle
223:Dogali
102:
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66:Result
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555:Alula
544:Keren
510:, or
218:Saati
1051:Asia
854:ISBN
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