Do you know why Ethiopia is respected as a nation in Africa? Have you heard of the battle of adwa? Well if you have or haven’t let me bring this to you.

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The battle of Adwa(Adowa) was the climatic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The Ethiopian forces, who had high numerical superiority and weapons supplied by Russia and France, defeated the Italian invading force on Sunday 1 March 1896, near the town of Adwa......

The decisive victory thwarted the campaign of the Kingdom of Italy to expand its colonial empire in the Horn of Africa. By the end of the 19th century, European powers had carved up almost all of Africa after the Berlin Conference; only Ethiopia, Liberia and the....

Dervish State still maintained their independence.This battle became a pre-eminent symbol of pan-Africanism and secured Ethiopia's sovereignty for another forty years.

King Menelik 2 grandson of the biblical queen Sheba was the ruler of Ethiopia at the moment of the attack,at...

first he accepted the Italians in his kingdom and traded with them but never allowed them to take over his kingdom.

WHAT TRIGGERED THE WAR

According to the Amharic version of the article of Treaty_of_Wuchale it stated that the king menelik II could use the good offices of the..

Kingdom of Italy in his relations with foreign nations if he wished. However, the Italian diplomats claimed that the original Amharic text included the clause and that Menelik II knowingly signed a modified copy of the Treaty.

The Italian government tried to use force of the army on the Ethiopians to make them surrender,as a result the both nations came into confrontation and it resulted into a war.

WHY THE ITALIANS WERE DEFEATED AT THE WAR.

•Ethiopians were with an updated map of the area.

•The Ethiopian troops understood the nature of the environment unlike the Italians.
•Ethiopians used a good strategy and king menelik was one of the commanders.
•Ethiopians had foreign aid and more sophisticated weapons.

SIMPLE FACT ABOUT THE WAR.

•The battle is called the battle of adwa(Adowa)because it took place in the area.
•The battle of adowa marked the starting point of pan africanism.
•The battle of marked the first defeat of an African nation over an European nation.

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