The First Italo-Ethiopian War arose when Italy tried to extend colonial control over Ethiopia after the Treaty of Wuchale, whose Italian and Amharic versions differed on whether Ethiopia had become an Italian protectorate. Emperor Menelik II mobilized a large army equipped with modern rifles supplied by European powers, notably France and Russia. The Italian forces under General Oreste Baratieri suffered a decisive defeat at Adwa on 1 March 1896. The Treaty of Addis Ababa recognized Ethiopian independence. Ethiopia remained one of only two African states not colonized, with Liberia, and became a symbol of African resistance, although Italy invaded again in 1935.
Before and after
- 26 July 1894Birth of Aldous Huxley
- from 1 August 1894 to 17 April 1895First Sino-Japanese War
- December 1894Construction of Reichstag
- from December 1894 to September 1895Second Madagascar expedition
- from 15 December 1894 to 23 October 1896First Italo-Ethiopian War
- 1895Founding of Yerkes Observatory
- from 1895 to 1898Cuban War of Independence
- 1895Founding of London School of Economics and Political Science
- 1895Founding of West Ham United F.C.
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