battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Madana

Name: Battle of Madana
Location: Sudan, Ethiopia

Battle of Madana was a battle fought in 1888 at Sudan, in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Sudan. It was part of Q3119151. The recorded result: Ethiopian victory; Ethiopians sacked and captured Gallabat until 1889. Recorded strength: 16,000 against 30,000.

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Fought1888

WhereSudan, Ethiopia15.000N, 32.000E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeEthiopian victory; Ethiopians sacked and captured Gallabat until 1889

BelligerentsMahdist StateagainstEthiopian Empire

Part ofQ3119151

Where it sits in Q3119151

3 placed engagements of Q3119151 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1888 (year precision)
Place	Sudan, Ethiopia 15.000N, 32.000E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	16,000	30,000
Commanders	Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam

Placed at Sudan; 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

Siege of Khartoum 1884, 88 km NE
Battle of Omdurman 1898, 101 km NE
Battle of Abu Klea 1885, 261 km NE
Battle of El Obeid 1883, 279 km SW
Second battle of Dongola AD 652, 383 km N

In the same war

After: Battle of Guté Dili 1888

Elsewhere in 1888

Battle of Suakin Sudan
Battle of Segheneyti Eritrea
First Battle of Vailele Samoa
Battle of Bagamoyo Tanzania
Battle of the Grapevine Creek United States

Battle of Madana 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 Q131626187, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Madana, revision 1370448479, 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.