#OtD 1 Mar 1896 Ethiopian forces decisively defeated Italian invaders at the battle of Adwa.

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#OtD 1 Mar 1896 Ethiopian forces decisively defeated Italian invaders at the battle of Adwa. Up to 70% of Italy's invasion force of around 6000 troops were captured or killed. Italy then gave up its claim of Ethiopia, and surrendered some of Eritrea https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7709/Battle-of-Adwa