page_title: Battle of Adwa
section_title: Order of battle
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Adwa / Order of battle
caption_attribution_description: English: An 1890s Italian map of Adwa or Adua
context_page_description: The Battle of Adwa was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The Ethiopian forces defeated the Italian invading force on Sunday 1 March 1896, near the town of Adwa. The decisive victory thwarted the campaign of the Kingdom of Italy to expand its colonial empire in the Horn of Africa. By the end of the 19th century, European powers had carved up almost all of Africa after the Berlin Conference; only Ethiopia, Liberia and the Dervish State still maintained their independence. This battle became a pre-eminent symbol of pan-Africanism and secured Ethiopia's sovereignty for another forty years.
caption: An 1890s Italian map of Adwa. A small arrow indicates that north is to the right.
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