battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Debre Tabor

Name: Battle of Debre Tabor
Location: Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

Battle of Debre Tabor was a battle fought in 1842 at Debre Tabor, in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Debre Tabor. Recorded strength: ~30,000 against ~30,000.

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Fought1842

WhereDebre Tabor, Ethiopia11.850N, 38.017E, placed at the location, approximate

BelligerentsLoyalists to AliagainstLoyalists to Wube Hailemariam

Record

Date	1842 (year precision)
Place	Debre Tabor, Ethiopia 11.850N, 38.017E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	~30,000	~30,000
Commanders	Ali II of Yejju Dejazmach Birru Dejazmach Merso	Wube Haile Maryam Birru Goshu

Placed at Debre Tabor; 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

Battle of Gur Amba 1852, 91 km NW
Battle of Gondar 1941, 103 km NW
Battle of Culqualber 1941, 103 km NW
Battle of Magdala 1868, 139 km SE
Battle of Faggeta 1769, 149 km W

Elsewhere in 1842

1842 retreat from Kabul Afghanistan
Battle of Woosung China
Battle of Chapoo People's Republic of China
Battle of Chinkiang People's Republic of China
Battle of Ichkeria Russia

Battle of Debre Tabor is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 62 in present-day Ethiopia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q128875, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Debre Tabor, revision 1370438435, 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.