Battle between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa, the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, securing Ethiopian sovereignty. It took place on 1 March 1896 in what is now Ethiopia. The setting was Adwa. It was part of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. Those involved included the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy.
Before and after
- 28 December 1895The Lumiere brothers hold the first public film screening
- from 1896 to 1898Philippine Revolution
- 1896Svante Arrhenius calculates how carbon dioxide warms the planet
- from 11 February 1896 to 20 February 1897Gojong's internal exile to the Russian legation
- 1 March 1896Battle of Adwa
- from 6 April 1896 to 15 April 18961896 Summer Olympics
- from 6 April 1896 to 15 April 1896The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens
- 16 July 1896Birth of Trygve Lie
- 9 August 1896Birth of Jean Piaget
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The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.