Title: The Battle of Adwa
Description: In 1896 a massive Ethiopian army routed an invading Italian force and brought Italys conquest of Africa to an end. In defending its independence, Ethiopia cast doubt on the assumption that all Africans would fall under the rule of Europeans, and opened a breach that would lead to the continents painful struggle for freedom from colonial rule.
Subjects: Adwa, Battle of, Adwa, Ethiopia, 1896, Foreign relations, Italo-Ethiopian War, 1895-1896, Menelik ii, negus of ethiopia, 1844-1913, Italy, foreign relations, Ethiopia, foreign relations
Places: Ethiopia, Italy
People: Menelik II Negus of Ethiopia (1844-1913), Taitu Empress, consort of Menelik II, Negus of Ethiopia (d. 1918)