Battle of Senafe

Battle of Senafe
Part of First Italo-Ethiopian War
Contemporary heroization in an Italian magazine
Date January 15 and 16, 1895 Location Senafe, Eritrea Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Italy  Italian Eritrea	Ethiopia Tigray
Commanders and leaders
Oreste Baratieri	Mengesha Yohannes
Strength
up to 4,000 men	at least 5,500 men
Casualties and losses
123 dead, 192 wounded	2,000 dead

The battle of Senafe took place during the First Italo-Ethiopian War on January 15 and 16, 1895. Italian colonial troops destroyed the remnants of the Tigrayan army that had withdrawn after the Battle of Coatit the day before.