Battle of Adal
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| Battle of Adal | |||||||
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| Part of Eritrean War of Independence | |||||||
Battle of Adal (Eritrea) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| File:Flag of Eritrea (1952-1961).svg Eritrean Liberation Front | File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| File:Flag of Eritrea (1952-1961).svg Hamid Idris Awate | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 14 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 captured | Unknown | ||||||
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The Battle of Adal took place on 1 September 1961, and was the first battle in the Eritrean War of Independence.[1] In the battle, the Eritrean Liberation Front, which numbered at only 14, was able to overcome the local Ethiopian forces. Rebel weaponry included 1 British and 3 old Italian guns, while the majority of Rebels were unarmed.[1] The battle begun at 9:00 AM, and lasted about six hours,[2] and is commemorated in Eritrea as Revolution Day.[1] The rebels who participated were:[1]
- Hamid Idris Awate (ELF leader)
- Abdu M. Fayd
- Ibrahim M. Ali
- Humed Qadif
- Awate M. Fayd
- Mohammed Bayraq (taken prisoner, later died in 1975 in an Ethiopian prison[2])
- Mohammed Adem Hisan
- Saleh Qaruj
- Ahmed Fikak
- Mohammed Hassen Duhe
- Adem Faqurai
- Ali Bakhit
- Idris Mohamoud
- Omar Karay
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "From the Experiences of the Eritrean Liberation Army (ELA)". NHarnet.net. 13 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "GOLDEN JUBILEE (September 01, 1961 - September 01, 2011)". Farajat English Page. 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
