battle, early modern

Battle of Fatagar

Name: Battle of Fatagar
Location: Ethiopia

Battle of Fatagar was a battle fought in 1559 in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Adalite victory.

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Fought1559

WhereEthiopia9.033N, 38.733E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAdalite victory

BelligerentsAdal SultanateagainstEthiopian Empire

Casualties and lossesMinimalandHeavy

Record

Date	1559 (year precision)
Place	Ethiopia 9.033N, 38.733E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Adal succeeds in regaining control of the southern part of the Ethiopian Empire
Strength	1,800 Cavalry; 500 Musketeers; "Numerous" Large archers; "Numerous" spearmen	Total:1,550; 250 Cavalry; 100 Musketeers; 500 Archers; 700 Foot soldiers
Casualties and losses	Minimal	Heavy
Commanders	Nur ibn Mujahid	Gelawdewos

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, 150 km NW
Battle of Magdala 1868, 262 km N
Battle of Faggeta 1769, 335 km NW
Battle of Gur Amba 1852, 400 km N
Battle of Das 1332, 418 km NE

Elsewhere in 1559

Battle of Fatagar is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Ethiopia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q107015969, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fatagar (1559), revision 1378303230, 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.