battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Dodota

Name: Battle of Dodota
Location: Ethiopia

Battle of Dodota was a battle fought in 1883 in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Menelik II's conquests, which ran from 1878 to 1904. The recorded result: Arsi victory.

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Fought1883

WhereEthiopia8.250N, 39.333E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeArsi victory

BelligerentsShewa; Supported by: France (arms); United Kingdom (arms)againstArsi Oromo

Casualties and lossesHeavyandMinimal

Part ofMenelik II's conquests1878 to 1904

Where it sits in Menelik II's conquests

5 placed engagements of Menelik II's conquests in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1883 (year precision)
Place	Ethiopia 8.250N, 39.333E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Minimal
Commanders	Negus Menelik II

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 Embabo 1882, 255 km NW
Battle of Magdala 1868, 345 km N
Battle of Das 1332, 441 km NE
Battle of Faggeta 1769, 445 km NW
Siege of Saïo 1941, 500 km W

In the same war

Before: Battle of Embabo 6 June 1882
After: Battle of Hirna 1886
All 5 engagements of Menelik II's conquests

Elsewhere in 1883

Battle of Dodota is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Ethiopia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q124619340, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dodota, revision 1376893724, 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.