Battle of Bakso
| Battle of Bakoso | |||||||||
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| Part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Arbegnoch | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Rodolfo Graziani | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Battle of Bakoso was a military engagement fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Arbegnoch, an Ethiopian partisan force.
History
In September, the traditional ruler of the region, Dajjach Sebhatu Yegzaw, and others were arrested and hanged in Bahir Dar on charges of fomenting rebellion. He was replaced by Dajjach Terfe Kassa, which sparked anger among the population. The situation worsened when Terfe and his forces began disarming the people by force. What action was to be taken against Terfe was preplanned. While some peasants loyal to Sebhatu beat Terfe with clubs, others shot at his troops. He died from the beating, and fighting continued in which the local rebel groups defeated Italian banda troops, captured the arms collected from the population and other weapons surrendered by the enemy and fled to the jungle.[1]
As the rebels intensified their attacks on Italian soldiers, such as during the Battle of Yezora in August 1937, where the patriot forces of Dajjazmach Mangasha Jambare decisively defeated the Italian troops, and during the Battle of Bakoso, which resulted in Italian soldiers being repulsed from the Gojjame countryside and the capture of arms; the Viceroy of Italian East Africa, Rodolfo Graziani, in his December 1936 report, noted the worsening politico-military situation in the Amhara region, particularly in Gojjam. The viceroy further observed that Gojjam was in rebellion, filled with armed men who obstructed Italian army movements.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Seyoum, Seltene (2003-12-01), "Review of the Literature on Ethiopian Resistance with Particular Emphasis on Gojjam: 1936-1941", Journal of Ethiopian Studies, 36 (2): 43, JSTOR 41966147
- ↑ Seyoum, Seltene (2003-12-01), "Review of the Literature on Ethiopian Resistance with Particular Emphasis on Gojjam: 1936-1941", Journal of Ethiopian Studies, 36 (2): 44, JSTOR 41966147
- ↑ Chane, Samson (January 2020), The Military Organization and Strategies of the Patriots under the Leadership of Dejazmach Belay Zeleke
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