Battle of Senafe
| Battle of Senafe | |||||||
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| Part of First Italo-Ethiopian War | |||||||
Contemporary heroization in an Italian magazine | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Oreste Baratieri | Mengesha Yohannes | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Up to 4,000 men | At least 5,500 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 123 dead, 192 wounded | 2,000 dead | ||||||
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The battle of Senafe took place during the First Italo-Ethiopian War on January 15 and 16, 1895. Italian colonial troops destroyed the remnants of the Tigrayan army that had withdrawn after the Battle of Coatit the day before.