Battle of Addi Qarro

Battle of Addi Qarro
	Part of Ottoman-Ethiopian war (1557-1589)
Date	December 1578
Location	Addi Qarro, Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire
Result	Decisive Ethiopian victory;
Belligerents
Ethiopian Empire	Ottoman Empire; Medri Bahri rebels
Commanders and leaders
Sarsa Dengel	Ahmad Pasha †; Bahr Negus Yeshaq †
Strength
150 Musketeers	1,000 janissaries; Numerous footmen and Cavalry; 8 cannons
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Most of the army killed; 300 Turks captured; 8 cannons captured

The Battle of Addi Qarro also called the Battle of Addi Ye'Qorro(ግጥም ዓዲ ይዕቖሮ) was a battle that took place between forces of the Ethiopian Empire and forces of the Ottoman Empire in December 1578 in the Tigray Province of the Ethiopian Empire. The forces of the Ethiopian Empire were led by the Emperor Sarsa Dengel while the forces of the Ottoman Empire were led by Ahmad pasha, beylerbey of habeş, supplemented by troops of Bahr Negus Yeshaq who was in rebellion against the emperor at the time. The battle followed an earlier Ethiopian victory over the Ottomans at Enticaw on November 13 of the same year and resulted in the liquidation of the invading Ottoman army.