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Battle of Adwa 1896

Menelik II routs the Italian army; Ethiopia keeps its independence through the Scramble for Africa.

Map showing the location of Battle of AdwaAdwa
Border map for 1880. See the world in 1880.

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Key facts

Date1896
TypeBattle
Location14.17° N, 38.90° E
Nearest city on the mapAksum (about 20 km)
Territory of (map of 1880)Ethiopia

Rulers in 1896

RealmRulerReign
Franks / HRE / GermanyKaiser Wilhelm II1888–1918
FranceThird Republic1870–1940
England / UKQueen Victoria1837–1901
Rus' / RussiaNicholas II1894–1917
Ottomans / TurkeyAbdul Hamid II1876–1909

The world around 1896

YearEventWhere
1898Battle of OmdurmanBattle of Omdurman