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Siege of Mekelle
Part of the First Italo-Ethiopian War

Ethiopian troops attacking the besieged Italians
Date7-21 January 1896
Location
Mek'ele, Ethiopia
Result Ethiopian victory
Belligerents
Siege of Mekelle Italy Siege of Mekelle Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of ItalyGiuseppe Galliano Ethiopian Empire Menelik II
Strength
1,306[1] (1,114 Askari & 192 Italians)
2 mountain guns
27,000
Casualties and losses
35 killed
78 wounded [1]
~600 killed[1]

The Siege of Mekelle, sometimes known as the battle of Mekelle, took place in January 1896 during the First Italo-Ethiopian War. Italian forces surrendered a partially completed fort at Mekelle, a city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia which they had occupied since 1895, to Ethiopian forces.

  1. ^ a b c Caulk, Richard (2002). "Between the Jaws of Hyenas": A Diplomatic History of Ethiopia (1876-1896). Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden. pp. 519, 522.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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