Battle of Dogali
The Battle of Dogali was fought on 26 January 1887 between Italy and Ethiopia in Dogali near Massawa, in present-day Eritrea.
| Battle of Dogali | |||||||
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| Part of the Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889 | |||||||
The battle of Dogali by Michele Cammarano | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Italy | Ethiopia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Tommaso De Cristoforis † | Ras Alula Engida | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~550 infantry | 15,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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430 killed 80 wounded |
730 or 1,071 killed | ||||||
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