Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Strengthened_Ethiopian_resistance
|
| gptkbp:armament |
Modern rifles
Traditional arms |
| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:General_Oreste_Baratieri
Ambushes Defeat Victory Strategic victory Hit-and-run tactics Logistical challenges Defensive positions Delayed arrival nan Mobilization of local forces Offensive lines Tactical defeat “For the King!” |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Significant losses
Lower than expected High_for_Italian_forces Lower_for_Ethiopian_forces |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Ethiopian_forces
gptkb:Italian_forces |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Oreste_Baratieri
Ras Makonnen |
| gptkbp:conflict |
Local militias
|
| gptkbp:date |
March 1896
|
| gptkbp:defeated |
March 1896
|
| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
Arrived during the battle
|
| gptkbp:finaleDate |
March 1896
|
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Ras_Bitwaddad_Tesemma
General Alberto della Rocca |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Symbol_of_African_resistance
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Colonial_expansion_in_Africa
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Omo River
|
| gptkbp:humanitarianAssistance |
Flanking maneuvers
High during the battle Use of terrain advantage |
| gptkbp:impact |
Boosted national pride
Questioned military leadership |
| gptkbp:influence |
Delayed_Italian_colonization_efforts
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Ras_Bitwaddad_Tesemma
Emperor Menelik II Centralized command Decentralized command King Umberto I |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced_future_Ethiopian_military_strategies
|
| gptkbp:location |
Omo_River,_Ethiopia
|
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
Low after the battle
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
Battle of Adwa
|
| gptkbp:result |
Ethiopian_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Part of the First Italo-Ethiopian War
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Direct assaults
Direct assaults on positions Overconfidence in military superiority Conventional_warfare_by_Italians Flank_and_encircle Guerrilla_warfare_by_Ethiopians |
| gptkbp:torque |
Regular army units
|
| gptkbp:year |
1896
|