battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Gura

Name: Battle of Gura
Location: Eritrea

Battle of Gura was a battle fought in 1876 in what is now Eritrea. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Ethiopian–Egyptian War, which ran from 1874 to 1876. The recorded result: Ethiopian victory. Recorded strength: 13,000 against estimated 50,000 in total but only 20,000 in battle.

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Fought1876

WhereEritrea15.013N, 39.061E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeEthiopian victory

BelligerentsKhedivate of EgyptagainstEthiopian Empire

Casualties and losses~3,200 killed; 2,000 capturedand1,800 killed

Part ofEthiopian–Egyptian War1874 to 1876

Record

Date	1876 (year precision) to 1876
Place	Eritrea 15.013N, 39.061E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	13,000	estimated 50,000 in total but only 20,000 in battle
Casualties and losses	~3,200 killed; 2,000 captured	1,800 killed
Commanders	Ratib Pasha William Wing Loring Uthman Rifqi	Yohannes IV Ethiopian military titles Ras Alula Abuna Atnatewos 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 Halai 1894, 22 km E
Attack on Convoy BN 7 1940, 78 km NE
Battle of Keren 1941, 107 km NW
Battle of Adwa 1896, 111 km S
Battle of Afabet 1988, 136 km N

In the same war

Before: Battle of Gundet 1875

Elsewhere in 1876

Battle of the Little Bighorn United States
Battle of the Rosebud United States
Battle of Vučji Do Montenegro
Battle of Fundina Montenegro
Dull Knife Fight United States

Battle of Gura 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 Q2888711, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gura, revision 1370442332, 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.