Battle of Coatit

January 13, 1895 · Quatit

Result Italian victory

Italian colonial troops defeated the army of Ras Mengesha of Tigray at Coatit in Eritrea. The clash was an early step toward the First Italo-Ethiopian War.

Italy

Ethiopia

Strength and losses

Strength
3,883
Killed
95
Wounded
229
Guns
4
Killed
1,500
Wounded
3,000