De Bono's invasion of Ethiopia

De Bono's invasion of Ethiopia
Part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Date 3 October – 17 December 1935 Location Border of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Tigre Province Result Italian victory Italians capture Adigrat, Adwa and Mek'ele
Belligerents
Italy Italian Eritrea	Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Emilio De Bono	Seyoum Mengesha Haile S. Gugsa
Strength
125,000	15,000
Casualties and losses
unknown	1,200 captured

De Bono's invasion of Ethiopia took place during the opening stages of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Italian General Emilio De Bono invaded northern Ethiopia from staging areas in the Italian colony of Eritrea on what was known as the "northern front".