Battle of Maychew
The Battle of Maychew (Italian: Mai Ceu) was the last major battle fought on the northern front during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. The battle consisted of a failed counterattack by the Ethiopian forces under Emperor Haile Selassie making frontal assaults against prepared Italian defensive positions under the command of Marshal Pietro Badoglio. The battle was fought near Maychew (Mai Ceu), Ethiopia, in the modern region of Tigray.
| Battle of Maychew | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ethiopia | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Pietro Badoglio | Haile Selassie | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 40,000 (with another 40,000 in reserve) |
31,000 (including six battalions of the Imperial Guard) 20 field guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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400 Italians killed & wounded 873 Eritreans killed & wounded Total: 1,273 |
1,000-8,000 killed Total: 11,000 | ||||||
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