Properties (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased_international_support_for_Ethiopia
Strengthened_Ethiopian_morale |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Ethiopian_casualties_estimated_at_1,000
Italian_casualties_estimated_at_1,500 |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Ethiopian_Empire
gptkb:Italian_Empire |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Emperor_Haile_Selassie
gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Representation in literature
Commemoration_in_Ethiopian_history Influence_on_Ethiopian_nationalism |
| gptkbp:date |
January 24, 1941
January 1941 |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Keren
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_the_struggle_against_Italian_colonialism
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Symbol of resistance against fascism
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Yirgalem
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Ethiopian_Imperial_Army
gptkb:Italian_Royal_Army |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Inspiration for future resistance movements
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Yirgalem,_Ethiopia
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Italian_retreat
Surprise_attack_by_Ethiopian_forces |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Ethiopian_forces_regained_territory
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:East_African_Campaign
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Mai Ceu
|
| gptkbp:primaryMission |
Historical analyses
Military reports Eyewitness accounts |
| gptkbp:result |
Ethiopian_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control_of_southern_Ethiopia
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Guerrilla warfare
|