- Un fiero sciumbasci della cavalleria Eritrea "penne di falco"
- Il forte di Akordat nel 1890-91
- Trincee a Kassala, al confine tra Eritrea e Sudan 1897 ca.
A proud sciumbasci of eritrean cavalry "Hawk Pens"
The Fort of uncovered in 1890-91
Trenches in kassala, on the border between eritrea and Sudan 1897 CA.
Kassala was originally created as a military camp for ottoman soldiers of Egyptian Viceroy Muhammad Ali in 1840, during his military offensive in Sudan. .
The Dervishes LED by the mahdi defeated the Anglo Egyptians, had taken possession of the entire sudan and had also occupied kassala in 1885, making various raids against the populations of the western territory that will become the eritrean colony in 1890.
A first dervish raid had been blocked by the ascari troops, with a fire clash at agordat in 1890. Italians strengthened the defences of the city, placing there a presidium.
After two years, however, a new raid of a thousand dervishes, always coming from kassala, threatened again agordat, but were defeated in serobeti by 120 ascari and 200 Nara Warriors
Emir Ahmed Ali in December 1893 made a campaign against Italian forces in Eastern Sudan and led about 10-12.000 Men East of kassala. This force met 2.400 Italian colonial troops in agordat and were defeated.
Two Eritrean cavalry squadrons "Hawk Pens" are engaged in a charge in the combat and contribute to victory.
In 1894 Kassala was occupied by Italians and in 1897 was ceded to the British, who in the meantime were back in Sudan. The Hawk Pens of the squadron squadron are hard engaged in the grip of kassala.
The Western borders of eritrea are expanded and established as they are still
The Uprising and employment of Sudan by the mahdists threatened important British colonial interests in Egypt. This was the main reason why it was agreed with the Italians that they were able to fight in 1885, in order to counteract the advanced dervishes.
Stefano Pettini "the dervishes led by the mahdi defeated the Anglo Egyptians, had taken possession of the entire sudan and had also occupied kassala in 1885 making various raids in the eritrean territory". it may look like a fastidiousness and I know I have already expressed this concept on other , but I think you should find a way to explain historical events with terms that are not misleading. The Affirmation: ".... in 1885 making various raids in the eritrean territory..." creates the misunderstanding about the existence of eritrea in 1885. those raids did not happen in the eritrean territory, but in case in what would become in 1890 Eritrean Colony.
In the territory of the current eritrea there was a territorial entity medri bahri / bahr midir governed by the bahri negasi / Bahr Negash (King of the sea), Vassal of the Ethiopian Emperor. The first time that the title bahr negash appears is during the reign of emperor zara yaqob in the 15th century, which perhaps introduced that charge naturally seen the "Semiteocrazia" with the approval of the orthodox church.
The Kingdom of medri bahri was described by Francisco Alvares priest and ambassador of the Portuguese King in the early 1500.
The bahri negasi yeshak appears in the tales of the Portuguese landed in massawa led by cristóvão da gama in 1541 in the rescue of Emperor Gelawdeos, to fight against Imam Ahmed Grangn that from the sultanate of adal had invaded Ethiopia until arriving at today eritrea. Yeshak joined gelawdeos and the Portuguese in a decisive battle where the Imam was killed and his forces scattered.
When Emperor Gelawdeos died, the bahr negash yeshak rebelled to the new emperor to otttenere the throne of Ethiopia. At the same time the ottomans occupied massawa and invaded hamasien until debarwa, and then being rejected. Massawa remained under domino of the ottomans who designated the dominant families of the belew with the title of naib. The Naib were an autonomous entity under the control of the ottomans and ruled massawa and neighborhood until the arrival of the Egyptians in mid-1800.
Later the title of bahri negassi was no longer granted dalgli emperors Ethiopian and between the 2 Banks of the mareb there were periods of alliances and peace and others of conflicts, until atse tewodros ended the mezafint zemen (the turbulent period of conflict Of the era of princes lasted about 100 years), reunified Ethiopia and designated dejazmach haylu tewolde-Medhin (of the clan of tsazega historical enemy of the clan of hazega of Ras Woldemichael Solomon) Governor of hamasien, who was the last to stay faithful.
For correctness it must be added that the territory bahri territory was the Christian Plateau (Hamasien, akele guzay, seraye), although some sources say it was in certain periods more extended. Periodically in conflict with Muslim Nubian populations and with the sultanate of funji to the west.
It is true, however, that Italians have unified territories and populations under 2 or more political and religious domains. I enclose a realistic map of 1683
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Mauro Ghermandi Samuel Manna Eritrea as a nation with current borders was created by the Italians, not Yohannes, there are no authoritative sources claiming what you wrote !
Medri Bahri ruled by Bahri Negassi existed long before Yohannes but the territory under his rule was limited to Hamasien, Akele Guzay, Seraye.
At that time, Massawa, Bogos and part of the lowlands were under Egyptian rule or influence.
The period governed by Ras Alula, 1876-1889, is remembered for the raids and violence in the territories of the Muslims and the massacres of the Cunama and Nara
Before accusing me of distorting historical facts, study this part of history better to fill your ignorance about it
