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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Strengthened Ethiopian resistance against colonization
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gptkbp:allies
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gptkb:None
Approximately 15,000 troops
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gptkbp:casualties
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Ethiopian casualties estimated at 1,000
Italian casualties estimated at 1,500
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Ethiopian_Empire
gptkb:Italian_Empire
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Oreste_Baratieri
gptkb:Ras_Makonnen
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gptkbp:commemoration
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Largely forgotten in Italy
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gptkbp:date
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March 1896
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gptkbp:ethiopian_allies
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Various local tribes
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gptkbp:ethiopian_commemoration
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Annually remembered in Ethiopia
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gptkbp:ethiopian_cultural_impact
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Celebrated in Ethiopian history
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gptkbp:ethiopian_forces_composition
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Infantry and cavalry units
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gptkbp:ethiopian_general
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gptkb:Ras_Bitwaddad_Tesemma
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gptkbp:ethiopian_historical_impact
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Influenced future resistance movements
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gptkbp:ethiopian_motivation
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Defend sovereignty
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gptkbp:ethiopian_post_battle_actions
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Consolidation of power
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gptkbp:ethiopian_supplies
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Locally sourced
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gptkbp:ethiopian_victory
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Boosted national pride
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Amba_Alagi
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Colonial expansion in Africa
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First major defeat of a European power by an African nation
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Battle of the Awash River
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gptkbp:italian_cultural_impact
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Studied in military history
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gptkbp:italian_defeat
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Led to reconsideration of colonial policies
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gptkbp:italian_forces_composition
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Infantry and artillery units
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gptkbp:italian_general
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gptkb:General_Baratieri
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gptkbp:italian_historical_impact
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Changed Italian public opinion on colonialism
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gptkbp:italian_motivation
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Colonial expansion
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gptkbp:italian_post_battle_actions
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Withdrawal from the region
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gptkbp:italian_supplies
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Imported from Europe
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gptkbp:location
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Awash River, Ethiopia
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gptkbp:mood
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gptkb:King_Umberto_I
Low after initial setbacks
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gptkbp:outcome
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Ethiopian forces maintained territorial integrity
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:First_Italo-Ethiopian_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Adwa
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gptkbp:result
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Ethiopian victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Part of the First Italo-Ethiopian War
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of the Awash River valley
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gptkbp:strategy
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gptkb:Emperor_Menelik_II
gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
Symbol of resistance
Approximately 20,000 troops
Use of local terrain
Cautionary tale of overreach
Linear formations
Conventional European tactics
High due to national unity
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gptkbp:tactics_used
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Flanking maneuvers by Ethiopian forces
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Italian_Expeditionary_Corps_in_East_Africa
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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