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Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889

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withheld. In order to free up the weapons, Menelik signed a second treaty with Antonelli in early July 1888. He also made an alliance with Tekle Haymanot against Yohannes, who ravaged Gojjam in early August. The emperor was joined by Alula in September. The Italian then supplied the promised arms to Menelik in case the emperor followed through on his threat to invade Shewa. With Ethiopia on the verge of civil war, the Italians occupied Keren on 6 February 1889.
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with the new emperor, Menelik of Shewa. It was a compromise: while Ethiopia had been successful in the field, the Italians had managed to occupy territory and retreat in an orderly way. They retained their acquisitions on the Red Sea. Menelik recognized the Italian occupation of his rivals' lands of
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suggests that "personal antipathy to Islam and desire to see the Mahdist rebellion contained must ... have carried weight in his decision to give priority to the war against the Mahdists over defense against Italian encroachment." In February–March 1888 Menelik, on Yohannes' orders, marched his army
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during the battle of Dogali. When Alula requested permission to expel the Italians from Massawa, the emperor is said to have castigated him for making war without permission: "Who gave you permission to go and make war there? Those soldiers are not yours but mine; I shall cut off your hand." In late
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on 7 December. He conveyed to the emperor his government's opinion that the attack on Saati had been "unjust" and urged that Alula be removed as governor of Mareb Mellash. Yohannes refused to concede anything to the Italians: "If they cannot live there without Saati, let them go." He also defended
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opened two days later. The deal was later finalised for 8,350 thalers and with the Sultan Abd Allah Sahim as a party. On 11 March 1870, Sapeto purchased the Bay of Buya from the same brothers and sultan. Between 15 April 1870 and December 1879, however, Assab went unused by the company. The company
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in Shewa to negotiate an alliance against Yohannes. Italy requested a small piece of territory in the interior in which to garrison their troops during the summer. Antonelli also gave Menelik Italy's justifications for a punitive expedition to avenge Dogali. On 19 September, Antonelli proposed a
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on 23 April. Although Asmara was left undefended, the Italians did not move on it. In May 1888, the Italian expeditionary force in the north withdrew, having never progressed far from the coast. The rifles promised to Menelik in the treaty of October arrived in Assab that same month, but were
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Following his victory, Alula remained in contact with the Italians regarding prisoners. He also subjected Massawa to a landward blockade in an effort to completely cut off its trade with the hinterland. This angered the local Muslim traders, whose sympathies shifted towards the Italians.
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for troops to reinforce Massawa. An Italian force was sent to garrison the interior, while Yohannes IV withdrew his forces to avoid confrontation. Disease ravaged the Italian troops and they were pulled out in March 1887, ending the first phase of the war.
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and treat a single conflict as occurring from 1887 until 1896. The naming of the conflict also varies. It may be called the First Italo-Ethiopian War and the war of 1895–1896 as the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Otherwise it may be identified solely by date.
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Both sides had taken large losses. Sources about the Italian casualties reported 430 killed at Dogali and 1,000 overall, while the Ethiopians suffered perhaps as little as 400 overall or as much as 730 at Dogali alone.
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turned out to be one of the most important in the history of modern Ethiopia. Alula did not follow up his victory, preferring to wait for permission from Yohannes to continue. He entered
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Ras Alula, saying that " did no wrong; the Italians came into the province under his governorship and he fought them, just as you would fight the Abyssinians if they came to England."
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for troops, ammunition and supplies to be sent to Massawa. During the summer, an expeditionary force of 20,000 men was assembled in Italy. It landed in Massawa during November.
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While there is universal agreement that the war began in January 1887, historians differ about when it ended. Some limit the war to 1887, others extend it down to the
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On 20 October 1887, however, Menelik signed a secret treaty with Antonelli guaranteeing his neutrality in return for arms. Within six months he was to receive 5,000
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Italian moves into the hinterland of Massawa, territory claimed by Ethiopia, brought her forces into conflict with those of Ethiopia, specifically those of
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treaty of neutrality with Shewa in exchange for munitions. A draft of this treaty survives. Nevertheless, in early October 1887, Yohannes wrote to
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By January 1888, the Italians had moved two brigades up to Dogali. Yohannes mobilised for war. In December 1887, he had ordered Menelik to guard
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Italian historiography tends to group together all the fighting from 1885 until 1896. The original name for the fighting was
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in early August 1887 and devastated it. The following month, he ordered Menelik to bar communications with Assab through
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With Yohannes out of the fighting against Italy, Alula withdrew to Asmara in early April 1888 and retreated to
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occupied the highlands along the Eritrean coast and Italy proclaimed the establishment of the new colony of
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in exchange for guarantees of financial assistance and continuing access to European arms and ammunition.
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offered it to the Italian government, which on 5 July 1882 passed a law making it Italy's first colony.
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cavalry to Tigray. Facing a Mahdist invasion in the west, Yohannes abandoned his campaign in March.
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In his attack on Saati, Alula had acted entirely on his own initiative. The Emperor Yohannes was at
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in the Sudan spilled over the frontier, Ethiopia was faced with a two-front war. The Emperor
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The outbreak of the Mahdist uprising changed the political situation in the Horn of Africa.
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March, Yohannes summoned Alula to Makelle, where he was more conciliatory. He promised the
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The response to Dogali in Italy was immediate. The Italian parliament voted 5,000,000
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reinforcements against any Italian counterattack but forbade offensive operations.
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to defend it from the Mahdists. He did not arrive in time and Gondar was sacked.
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away, the Tigrayan chiefs made contact with the Italians. On 11 November 1887,
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entered into an alliance against him. In retaliation, the emperor crossed into
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1887–1889 conflict with Ethiopia during the Italian colonization of East Africa
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The first Italian colony in what was to become the colony of Eritrea was
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Already in late August 1887, Menelik had received the Italian diplomat
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also had to face internal resistance from his powerful vassals. King
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On 2 June 1887, the Italian parliament voted a further 200,000,000
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even signed a treaty of neutrality with Italy in October 1887.
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On 24 or 25 January 1887, Alula attacked the Italian fort at
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In the vacuum that followed the death of Yohannes IV in the
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(1911). 1367:Chisholm, Hugh 1355: 1353:, p. 159. 1343: 1320: 1305: 1303:, p. 191. 1290: 1249: 1247:, p. 361. 1237: 1233:Tripodi (1999) 1220: 1216:Finaldi (2009) 1208: 1196: 1184: 1172: 1160: 1148: 1146:, p. 263. 1136: 1134:, p. 619. 1121: 1098: 1081: 1079:, p. 238. 1069: 1042: 1029: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1017: 1014: 973:Main article: 970: 967: 894: 891: 844: 841: 792:, governor of 779:Main article: 776: 773: 769:Siege of Saati 760: 757: 710: 707: 645:undeclared war 632: 631: 629: 628: 623: 618: 613: 611:Morocco (1911) 608: 606:Ouaddai (1909) 603: 601:Morocco (1909) 598: 593: 588: 583: 578: 573: 571:Namibia (1904) 568: 563: 558: 553: 548: 546:Fashoda (1898) 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 508: 506:Ashanti (1895) 503: 498: 493: 488: 486:Dahomey (1892) 483: 478: 473: 471:Dahomey (1890) 468: 463: 461:Eritrea (1889) 458: 453: 448: 443: 438: 433: 428: 426:Tunisia (1881) 423: 418: 412: 409: 408: 397: 396: 389: 382: 374: 365: 364: 362: 361: 356: 351: 345: 342: 341: 330: 329: 322: 315: 307: 299: 298: 295: 291: 290: 286: 285: 223: 171: 170: 166: 165: 152: 138: 137: 133: 132: 129: 128: 122: 116: 115: 109: 105: 104: 89: 87: 83: 82: 79: 71: 70: 54: 53: 46: 45: 39: 38: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1955: 1944: 1941: 1939: 1936: 1934: 1931: 1929: 1926: 1924: 1921: 1919: 1918:1889 in Italy 1916: 1914: 1913:1888 in Italy 1911: 1909: 1908:1887 in Italy 1906: 1904: 1901: 1899: 1896: 1894: 1891: 1889: 1886: 1885: 1883: 1868: 1865: 1862: 1858: 1855: 1854: 1852: 1848: 1842: 1839: 1837: 1834: 1832: 1829: 1828: 1826: 1822: 1816: 1813: 1812: 1810: 1808:South America 1806: 1800: 1797: 1795: 1792: 1790: 1787: 1785: 1782: 1781: 1779: 1775: 1768: 1764: 1763: 1756: 1753: 1751: 1748: 1746: 1743: 1741: 1738: 1736: 1733: 1731: 1728: 1726: 1723: 1722: 1720: 1716: 1712: 1704: 1699: 1697: 1692: 1690: 1685: 1684: 1681: 1672: 1667: 1660: 1659: 1654: 1653:Small, Melvin 1650: 1646: 1642: 1637: 1633: 1628: 1624: 1623: 1617: 1613: 1608: 1604: 1600: 1596: 1592: 1587: 1583: 1578: 1574: 1569: 1565: 1560: 1556: 1552: 1548: 1544: 1539: 1535: 1531: 1527: 1523: 1519: 1515: 1510: 1506: 1501: 1497: 1495:9781405190374 1491: 1487: 1483: 1479: 1474: 1470: 1465: 1461: 1457: 1453: 1449: 1445: 1441: 1436: 1432: 1427: 1423: 1418: 1414: 1408: 1400: 1395: 1394: 1380: 1379: 1373: 1368: 1362: 1360: 1352: 1347: 1341:, p. 33. 1340: 1335: 1333: 1331: 1329: 1327: 1325: 1318:, p. 96. 1317: 1312: 1310: 1302: 1301:Erlich (1973) 1297: 1295: 1287: 1282: 1280: 1278: 1276: 1274: 1272: 1270: 1268: 1266: 1264: 1262: 1260: 1258: 1256: 1254: 1246: 1241: 1234: 1229: 1227: 1225: 1217: 1212: 1205: 1200: 1193: 1188: 1181: 1176: 1169: 1164: 1157: 1156:Jaques (2007) 1152: 1145: 1140: 1133: 1128: 1126: 1118: 1113: 1111: 1109: 1107: 1105: 1103: 1095: 1090: 1088: 1086: 1078: 1073: 1066: 1061: 1059: 1057: 1055: 1053: 1051: 1049: 1047: 1039: 1034: 1030: 1022: 1013: 1011: 1007: 1003: 999: 994: 990: 986: 982: 976: 966: 964: 960: 955: 950: 948: 943: 939: 935: 933: 928: 924: 919: 916: 912: 911:Gerald Portal 908: 904: 900: 890: 888: 883: 881: 877: 872: 867: 865: 861: 857: 852: 850: 840: 838: 833: 828: 824: 821: 816: 814: 810: 806: 802: 797: 795: 794:Mareb Mellash 791: 789: 782: 770: 765: 756: 754: 750: 749: 744: 740: 735: 732: 728: 724: 720: 716: 706: 704: 700: 696: 691: 688: 684: 679: 677: 673: 669: 664: 662: 658: 654: 650: 646: 642: 627: 626:Darfur (1916) 624: 622: 619: 617: 614: 612: 609: 607: 604: 602: 599: 597: 596:Mufilo (1907) 594: 592: 589: 587: 584: 582: 579: 577: 574: 572: 569: 567: 566:Angola (1902) 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 442: 439: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 413: 410: 405: 395: 390: 388: 383: 381: 376: 375: 372: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 346: 343: 338: 328: 323: 321: 316: 314: 309: 308: 305: 296: 293: 292: 287: 283: 281: 275: 267: 265: 259: 251: 249: 243: 235: 230: 224: 221: 216: 208: 203: 195: 190: 183: 178: 173: 172: 167: 164: 153: 151: 140: 139: 134: 127: 123: 118: 117: 114: 110: 107: 106: 101: 96: 92: 88: 85: 84: 80: 77: 76: 72: 69: 65: 60: 55: 52: 47: 42: 35: 30: 19: 1777:North Africa 1724: 1670: 1657: 1640: 1631: 1621: 1611: 1602: 1590: 1581: 1572: 1563: 1554: 1542: 1517: 1513: 1504: 1477: 1468: 1459: 1447: 1443: 1430: 1421: 1398: 1376: 1351:Henze (2000) 1346: 1339:Caulk (2002) 1286:Henze (2000) 1240: 1211: 1199: 1192:Gorra (1895) 1187: 1175: 1163: 1158:, p. l. 1151: 1139: 1117:Caulk (2002) 1072: 1033: 1019: 1006:Akkele Guzay 978: 958: 951: 931: 920: 915:Lake Ashangi 906: 896: 884: 880:Mount Entoto 868: 853: 846: 836: 829: 825: 817: 798: 787: 784: 746: 736: 712: 702: 698: 694: 692: 680: 665: 647:between the 640: 638: 531:Benin (1897) 466:Congo (1895) 460: 436:Egypt (1882) 431:Sudan (1881) 334: 279: 263: 247: 136:Belligerents 111:Compromise; 91:Mereb Melash 63: 49:Part of the 29: 1718:East Africa 1144:Kohn (2007) 963:Akele Guzay 672:Yohannes IV 541:Chad (1898) 294:1,000+ dead 234:Yohannes IV 119:Territorial 1882:Categories 1450:: 252–258. 1025:References 1016:Casualties 942:Paul Henze 731:Suez Canal 709:Background 701:, not the 561:Aro (1901) 359:Segheneyti 1534:145015824 1480:. 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Index

Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887-1889
Italo-Ethiopian war (disambiguation)
Scramble for Africa

Michele Cammarano
Mereb Melash
Ethiopian Empire
Eritrea
Treaty of Wuchale
Italian Eritrea
Kingdom of Italy
Ethiopian Empire
Kingdom of Italy
A. A. di San Marzano
Kingdom of Italy
Tancredi Saletta
Kingdom of Italy
Antonio Baldissera
Kingdom of Italy
Oreste Baratieri
Ethiopian Empire
Yohannes IV
Ethiopian Empire
Ras Alula
Ethiopian Empire
Ras Mengesha
Ethiopian Empire
Ras Mikael
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