Battle of Derasge
Battle of Derasge | |||||||
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Part of Zemene Mesafint | |||||||
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Wube Haile Maryam | Kassa Hailu |
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Battles of the Zemene Mesafint
- Nefas Mewcha
- Faggeta
- Sarbakusa
- Madab
- Kossober
- Debre Abbay
- Chenti Ber
- Konzoula
- Debre Tabor
- Gur Amba
- Takusa
- Ayshal
- Amba Jebelli
- Derasge
- Bereket
- Iloha?
The Battle of Derasge was fought on 9 February 1855 between Kassa Hailu's forces and the forces of Wube Haile Maryam, Dejazmatch of Tigray. Kassa won the battle, and two days later was crowned Tewodros II of Ethiopia at the church of Derasge Mariam near Mekane Berhan.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Thomas P. Ofcansky; David H. Shinn (29 March 2004). Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 376–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6566-2.
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