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Battle of Makale
1895-1896
7 Dec 1895-20 Jan 1896
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1st Italo- Ethiopian War

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Buoyed by victory at Amba Alagi, Ethiopian commander Ras Makonnen advanced north to besiege the Italian invaders at Makale, heroically defended by a small garrison under Major Guiseppe Galliano. The Italians repulsed many heavy assaults, inflicting costly losses, but were starved into capitulation then permitted to withdraw northwest to Adowa.


   
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