Battle of Amba Aradam

Battle of Amba Aradam
	Part of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
	; Italian soldiers during the battle
Date	10–19 February 1936
Location	Plain of Kalamino, Plain of Hintalo, and Amba Aradam, Ethiopia
Result	Italian victory
Belligerents
Italy Italian Eritrea;	Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Pietro Badoglio	Ras Mulugeta †
Strength
70,000; 280 field guns; 5,000 machine guns; 170 airplanes	80,000; 18 field guns; 400 machine guns
Casualties and losses
800 casualties	6,000 killed; 12,000 wounded

The Battle of Amba Aradam (also known as the Battle of Enderta) was fought on the northern front of what was known as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. This battle consisted of attacks and counter-attacks by Italian forces under Marshal of Italy Pietro Badoglio and Ethiopian forces under Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu. This battle was primarily fought in the area around Amba Aradam which included most of Enderta Province.

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