Battle of Adwa. On March 1, 1896, military clash at Adwa, in
north-central Ethiopia, between the Ethiopian army of Emperor Menilek II and
Italian forces. The Ethiopian army’s victory checked Italy’s attempt to build
an empire in Africa. The victory had further significance for being the first
crushing defeat of a European power by African forces during the colonial era.
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