Battle of Dogali

Battle of Dogali
Part of the Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889

The battle of Dogali by Michele Cammarano
Date26 January 1887
Location
Dogali, Ethiopia
Result Ethiopian victory
Belligerents
 Italy  Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Tommaso De Cristoforis † Ras Alula Engida
Strength
~550 infantry 15,000
Casualties and losses
430 killed
80 wounded		 730
or
1,071 killed

The Battle of Dogali was fought on 26 January 1887 between Italy and Ethiopia in Dogali near Massawa, in present-day Eritrea.

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