battle, notable, nineteenth century

Battle of Coatit

Name: Battle of Coatit
Location: Eritrea

Battle of Coatit was a battle fought in 1895 in what is now Eritrea. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of First Italo-Ethiopian War, which ran from 1894 to 1896. The recorded result: Italian victory.

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Fought1895

WhereEritrea14.814N, 39.221E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeItalian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of Italy; Italian EritreaagainstEthiopian Empire; Tigray

Casualties and losses95 killed (incl. 3 officers); 229 woundedand1,500 killed; 3,000 wounded

Part ofFirst Italo-Ethiopian War1894 to 1896

Where it sits in First Italo-Ethiopian War

3 placed engagements of First Italo-Ethiopian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1895 (year precision)
Place	Eritrea 14.814N, 39.221E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	3,883; (3,712 Ascari, 66 Italian officers, 105 Italian rankers); 4 mountain guns	12,000 (with rifles); 7,000 (with swords and spears)
Casualties and losses	95 killed (incl. 3 officers); 229 wounded	1,500 killed; 3,000 wounded
Commanders	Giuseppe Galliano	Ras Mengesha Yohannes

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Halai 1894, 27 km N
Attack on Convoy BN 7 1940, 92 km N
Battle of Adwa 1896, 92 km S
Battle of Keren 1941, 135 km NW
Battle of Mek'ele 1896, 150 km S

In the same war

After: Battle of Mek'ele January 1896
All 3 engagements of First Italo-Ethiopian War

Elsewhere in 1895

Battle of Amba Alagi Ethiopia
Battle of Weihaiwei People's Republic of China
Battle of Yingkou People's Republic of China
Zeitun Rebellion Turkey
Battle of Marracuene Mozambique

Battle of Coatit is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 23 in present-day Eritrea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888324, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Coatit, revision 1376302437, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.