Battle of Maychew

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The Battle of Maychew was the last major battle of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, consisting of a failed counter-attack by Haile Selassie's forces against the Italian invaders. It was fought near Maychew, Ethiopia in the modern region of Tigray.

On March 31, 1936, a proposed counter-attack using 40,000 of Selassie's best and last troops against the Italians. Word of the attack was leaked however, and the Italian forces crushed them.Template:Battle-stub Template:Italy-hist-stub Template:Ethiopia-stub

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