Ras Alula
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Ras Alula Engida was an Ethiopian general and politician who successfully led battles against Ottoman Egypt, the Mahdists and Italy. He was one of the most important leaders of the Abyssinian forces d
Alula Engida
The house of Ras Alula at Asmara, in present-day Eritrea
Battle of Dogali in 1887
Battle of Adwa
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The Battle of Adwa was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. It was fought on 1 March 1896, near the town of Adwa between the Ethiopian Empire under Emperor Menelik II and an Italian
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…First Italo-Abyssinian War, and the major nobility and military figures, including Ras Alula, unanimously joined him. The conflict culminated at the Battle of Adwa on 1 March 1896. In this battle, Alula was on the left side of the Ethiopian positions, on the heights of Adi Abune, supported by soldiers of Ras…
Illustration of the battle by The Graphic
Landscape of Adwa
Terrain of the battle of Adwa
Italian movements during the battle