Battle of Shimbra Kure

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Battle of Shimbra Kure
Part of Ethiopian–Adal War
Date March, 1529 Location Shimbra Kure, Ethiopia, 80 miles southeast of Addis Ababa Result Decisive Adal victory
Belligerents
Adal Sultanate	Ethiopia
Commanders
Imam Ahmad Gragn	Dawit II
Strength
200 men with matchlocks, several thousand infantry, cavalry	Tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry

v • d • e Ethiopian-Adal War Shimbra Kure – Antukyah – Amba Sel – Sahart – Jarte – Wofla – Wayna Daga

The Battle of Shimbra Kure ("chickpea swamp") was fought in March of 1529 between the forces of Adal led by Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi, and the Ethiopian army, under Dawit II (Libna Dengel). Despite being outnumbered, Adal was victorious due to an elite company of matchlockmen.

This battle was the first time Ethiopian forces had to fight against a force armed with firearms.^{[citation needed]}