The Battle of Derasge was fought on 9 February 1855 between Kassa Hailu's forces and the forces of Wube Haile Maryam, Dejazmatch of Tigray. Kassa won the battle, and two days later was crowned Tewodros II of Ethiopia at the church of Derasge Mariam near Mekane Berhan.[1]
^Thomas P. Ofcansky; David H. Shinn (29 March 2004). Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 376–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6566-2.
then following a series ofbattles beginning with Gur Amba (1852) and ending with BattleofDerasge (1855), came to control all of northern Ethiopia. More...
1852) and ending with Battle of Derasge (1855), came to control all of Ethiopia. With imperial power once again in the hand of a single man, Tewodros, the...
defeat of Dejazmach Wube, Kassa was crowned Emperor by Abuna Salama III in the church ofDerasge Maryam on February 11, 1855. He took the throne name of Tewodros...
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