Egyptian–Ethiopian War
1874–1876 war between the Ethiopian Empire and Khedivate of Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Egyptian–Ethiopian War was a war between the Ethiopian Empire and the Khedivate of Egypt, an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire, from 1874 to 1876. The conflict resulted in an unequivocal Ethiopian victory that guaranteed continued independence of Ethiopia in the years immediately preceding the Scramble for Africa. Conversely, for Egypt the war was a costly failure, severely blunting the regional aspirations of Egypt as an African empire, and laying the foundations for the beginning of the British Empire's 'veiled protectorate' over Egypt less than a decade later.
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Depiction of the Battle of Gura | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Egypt | Ethiopia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Isma'il I Hassan Ismail Pasha Werner Munzinger † William Wing Loring |
Yohannes IV Ras Alula Ras Woldemikael Abuna Atnatewos † | ||||||
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13,000–20,000[1][2][3] | 50,000–60,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8,500 killed[4] 1,000 wounded[5] 2,300 captured[5] |
4,550 killed[6] 2,000 wounded[2] |
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