De Bono's invasion of Ethiopia

De Bono's invasion of Ethiopia
	Part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Date	3 October – December 1935
Location	Border of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Tigre Province
Result	Inconclusive Italians capture Adigrat, Adwa and Mek'ele;
Belligerents
Italy Italian Eritrea;	Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Emilio De Bono	Seyoum Mengesha; Haile S. Gugsa
Strength
125,000	15,000
Casualties and losses
unknown	1,200 captured

De Bono's invasion of Ethiopia took place during the opening stages of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Italian General Emilio De Bono invaded northern Ethiopia from staging areas in the Italian colony of Eritrea on what was known as the "northern front".

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