The widely celebrated Battle of Adwa was fought on 1st March 1896 where Ethiopian soldiers defeated Italian troops to become the first African country to subdue its would-be colonizers.

The Victory of Adwa is a hard won battle in 1896 during the reign ... barefooted and well equipped but courageous Ethiopian irregular soldiers led by Emperor Menelik II and Empress Taitu and ...

Ethiopians attend a parade to mark the 124th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa at Emperor Menelik Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 02, 2020. Battle of Adwa is Ethiopia's victory over ...

The memorial houses a collection of artifacts, documents, and photographs among other things that depict the historical events of the Battle of Adwa ... heroism of Ethiopian soldiers and leaders ...

Abyssinian forces attacked the Italian Brigadier General Vittorio Emanuele Dabormida on March 1, 1896. Credit: Battle of Adwa, Ethiopia, engraving from L'Illustrazione Italiana, May 29, 1896.

On Friday Ethiopia's government said it had captured the city of Aksum and the town of Adwa. The government said that forces battling its military in both areas had "surrendered". However ...

1893: Ethiopian Emperor Menelik denounced the Treaty of Uccialli as Italian expansion continued until the 1896 battle of Adwa in which Italian forces were defeated and a temporary boundary ...

His was a long life of service to the then-Ethiopian Empire. His father died commanding soldiers in the iconic Battle of Adwa in 1896 when Ethiopian forces humiliated Italian invaders in their ...

A team of Ethiopian software engineers have created an immersive virtual reality user experience on the Battle of Adwa. By also digitally preserving Africa's historic sites, the engineers want ...