Battle of Senafe | |||||||
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Part of First Italo-Ethiopian War | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
up to 4,000 men | at least 5,500 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
123 dead, 192 wounded | 2,000 dead |
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 Italian colonial troops destroyed the remnants of the Tigrayan army that had withdrawn after the Battle of Coatit the day before.