siege, early modern

Siege of Hergigo

Name: Siege of Hergigo
Location: Hergigo, Eritrea

Siege of Hergigo was a siege conducted in 1589 at Hergigo, in what is now Eritrea. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Hergigo. It was part of the Ottoman conquest of Habesh, which ran from 1557 to 1589. The recorded result: Status quo ante bellum.

See it on the globe Read the article

Fought1589

WhereHergigo, Eritrea15.533N, 39.450E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeStatus quo ante bellum

BelligerentsEthiopian EmpireagainstHabesh Eyalet (Ottoman Empire)

Part ofOttoman conquest of Habesh1557 to 1589

Record

Date	1589 (year precision) to 1589
Place	Hergigo, Eritrea 15.533N, 39.450E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Commanders	Sarsa Dengel

Placed at Hergigo; 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

Attack on Convoy BN 7 1940, 8.5 km N
Battle of Halai 1894, 57 km S
Battle of Afabet 1988, 109 km NW
Battle of Keren 1941, 110 km W
Battle of Agordat 1941, 167 km W

Elsewhere in 1589

Siege of Hergigo is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 24 in present-day Eritrea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q141284594, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Hergigo, revision 1370741870, 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.