Battle of Maychew

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Battle of Maychew
Part of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Date March 31, 1936 Location near Maychew, Tigray, Ethiopia Result decisive Italian victory
Belligerents
Italy	Ethiopia
Commanders
Pietro Badoglio	Haile Selassie
Strength
unknown	40,000
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown

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 counter-attack using 40,000 of Selassie's best and last troops against the Italians was proposed. Word of the attack was leaked however, and the Italian forces crushed them.