The Battle of Dodota, also known as the Battle of Doddota, was a military engagement fought on December 1883[2] between a force of Arsi Oromo led by Leenjiso Diga and Jatene Bultum and a Shewan force led by Negus (King) Menelik II. This was during Negus Menelik II's second campaign against the Arsi.
^ElAmin, Karim, "An Historical Study of the Shawan-Amhara Conquest of the Oromo and Sidama Regions of Southern Ethiopia 1865-1900 (Doctoral)" (University of Khartoum, 2009) p. 148 "During the battle which followed, and which lasted for several hours, the Arussi Oromo gained their first military victory."
^Tibebu, Teshale (1995). The Making of Modern Ethiopia 1896-1974. Red Sea Press. p. 43. ISBN 9781569020012.
The BattleofDodota, also known as the Battleof Doddota, was a military engagement fought on December 1883 between a force of Arsi Oromo led by Leenjiso...
Dodota is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Arsi Zone it is located in the Great Rift Valley. It is part of the former Dodotana...