Agordat, ኣቑርደት (also spelled Akordat or Ak'ordat) is a city in Gash-Barka, Eritrea. It was the capital of the former Barka Province, which was situated...
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Battle of Agordat may refer to: First Battle of Agordat (1890) Second Battle of Agordat (1893) Battle of Agordat (1941) This disambiguation page lists...
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The Battle of Agordat was fought near Agordat in Eritrea from 26 to 31 January 1941, by the Italian army and Royal Corps of Colonial Troops against British...
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Agordat Airport (IATA: HHAG) is an airstrip serving Agordat, Eritrea. Transport in Eritrea Eritrea portal Aviation portal Aviation portal Google Maps...
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The Agordat Operation was part of the Eritrean War of Independence, and took place on 12 July 1962. It was intended to kill the Ethiopia's Representative...
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Eritrea were the first to inhabit these areas. Excavations in and near Agordat in central Eritrea yielded the remains of an ancient pre-Aksumite civilization...
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Agordat was a torpedo cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) built in the late 1890s. She was the lead ship of the Agordat class, which had one...
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The First Battle of Agordat, which took place on 27 June 1890 was the first battle between Italy and the Mahdist State. Fighting began when a force of...
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the Mahdists before Kitchener's Expedition, soundly defeating them at Agordat in 1893. After a long and successful colonial service, he died in combat...
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Giuseppe Galliano (section Battle of Agordat)
for two years; in 1890, he was sent again to Eritrea. In the battle of Agordat (1893) Captain Giuseppe Galliano commanded a Battalion of Colonial Eritreans...
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The Second Battle of Agordat was fought in late December 1893, between Italian colonial troops and Mahdists from Sudan. Emir Ahmed Ali campaigned against...
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The Agordat class was a pair of torpedo cruisers built by the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the late 1890s. The two ships, Agordat and Coatit,...
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the First Battle of Agordat. In December 1893, Italian colonial troops and Mahdists fought again in the Second Battle of Agordat; Ahmed Ali campaigned...
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conquering Equatoria, and in 1893, the Italians repelled an Ansar attack at Agordat (in Eritrea) and forced the Ansar to withdraw from Ethiopia. In the 1890s...
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along the Eritrea–Sudan border and hold the mountain passes on the Kassala–Agordat and Metemma–Gondar roads. Frusci chose not to withdraw from the lowlands...
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final class, which comprised Agordat and Coatit, was built in the late 1890s to be fleet scouts. Like Pietro Micca, the Agordat class was too slow for its...
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to the south. The capital of Gash-Barka is Barentu. Other towns include Agordat (the former capital), Molki, Sebderat and Teseney. As of 2005, the region...
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Barentu (Tigrinya: ባረንቱ) is a town in north-western Eritrea, lying south of Agordat, and is the capital of Gash-Barka Region. The town is integrated with different...
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the First Battle of Agordat. In December 1893, Italian colonial troops and Mahdists fought again in the Second Battle of Agordat; Ahmed Ali campaigned...
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and Dekemhare. Similarly, the ELF seized control of Omhajer, Teseney, Agordat, Mendefera, and Adi Quala. All of Eritrea was liberated with the exception...
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via the capital Asmara to Agordat. The line can be divided into three sections (Massawa-Asmara; Asmara-Keren; Keren-Agordat). Additionally there was until...
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British/Australian and Free French victory in Libya over Italy Battle of Agordat 26–31 January The UK defeats Italy in Eritrea Battle of Keren 3 February—1...
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Partenope Minerva Euridice Urania Iride Aretusa Caprera Calatafimi Agordat class Agordat (1899) - Stricken 1923 Coatit (1899) - Stricken 1920, BU Aquila-class...
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Sikh Afghanistan 1919, 2 Sikh Palestine 1921, 5 Sikh Second World War Agordat 1940-41, 4 Sikh Keren 1941, 4 Sikh El Alamein 1940-43, 4 Sikh Omars 1941...
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battalions, the Eritrean ascaris fought with distinction at Serobeti, Agordat, Kassala, Coatit and Adwa and subsequently served in Libya and Ethiopia...
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rises just outside Asmara and flows in a northwestern direction through Agordat. The river merges with the Anseba River near the border with Sudan. In...
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Africa 1915–17 The Second World War: Dunkirk 1940, North-West Europe 1940, Agordat, Keren, Syria 1941, Sidi Barrani, Djebel Tebaga, Peter's Corner, North...
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Desert campaign African Front 1941-01-24 United Kingdom Italy Allies Agordat East African campaign African Front 1941-01-26 1941-01-31 United Kingdom...
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this list includes all vessels rated as scouts (esploratori) by Italy. Agordat class – protected cruisers, rated as esploratori from 1914 to 1921 Quarto...
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military operation, and resumed offensives in November 1978 to capture Agordat, Afabet and Keren. The Derg secured road connecting Massawa with Asmara...
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