The Battle of Gura was the second major Ethiopian victory over Egypt during the campaigns of 1875–1876. Fought between 7 and 9 March 1876, it defeated a much larger and well-equipped Egyptian army commanded by Rhatib Pasha, Hassan Pasha, and General Loring. The survivors abandoned artillery, rifles, ammunition, and supplies, contributing to the collapse of Egypt’s expansionist ambitions in Ethiopia.
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After the disaster at Gundat, Egypt sent a much larger army into Ethiopia in February 1876. The force numbered about 20,000 men and was commanded by Rhatib Pasha, Hassan Pasha, the Khedive’s son, and the American officer General Loring. Its equipment included Remington rifles and Krupp field guns, suggesting that Egypt intended to reverse its earlier defeat through superior supply and firepower.
Yohannes IV again mobilized Christian forces. Nearly 200,000 men responded to his call, greatly outnumbering the Egyptian army. The resulting fighting at Gura between 7 and 9 March ended in another signal Ethiopian victory, and only a few hundred Egyptians survived the assault.
The defeated army left behind sixteen cannon, between 12,000 and 13,000 Remington rifles, large quantities of ammunition, and other supplies. Together with the defeat at Gundat, Gura destroyed Egyptian hopes of establishing an Ethiopian empire and transformed Yohannes’s military position.
The Battle of Gura was the second major Ethiopian victory over Egypt during the campaigns of 1875–1876. Fought between 7 and 9 March 1876, it defeated a much larger and well-equipped Egyptian army commanded by Rhatib Pasha, Hassan Pasha, and General Loring. The survivors abandoned artillery, rifles, ammunition, and supplies, contributing to the collapse of Egypt’s expansionist ambitions in Ethiopia.
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The Story
After the disaster at Gundat, Egypt sent a much larger army into Ethiopia in February 1876. The force numbered about 20,000 men and was commanded by Rhatib Pasha, Hassan Pasha, the Khedive’s son, and the American officer General Loring. Its equipment included Remington rifles and Krupp field guns, suggesting that Egypt intended to reverse its earlier defeat through superior supply and firepower.
Yohannes IV again mobilized Christian forces. Nearly 200,000 men responded to his call, greatly outnumbering the Egyptian army. The resulting fighting at Gura between 7 and 9 March ended in another signal Ethiopian victory, and only a few hundred Egyptians survived the assault.
The defeated army left behind sixteen cannon, between 12,000 and 13,000 Remington rifles, large quantities of ammunition, and other supplies. Together with the defeat at Gundat, Gura destroyed Egyptian hopes of establishing an Ethiopian empire and transformed Yohannes’s military position.
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