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{{Infobox Military Conflict|conflict=Battle of Segale|image=|caption=|partof=Palace Coup against
Iyasu V of Ethiopia|date=
27 October,
1916, 40 miles north of [Addis Ababa's chief supporter crushed, removing his ability to keep the Imperial throne|combatant1=Regents of [History of Ethiopia|combatant2=Loyalists to
Iyasu V of Ethiopia|commander1=Fitawrari
Habte Giyorgis|strength1=120,000|strength2=80,000|casualties1=TBD|casualties2=TBD|-->
The nobility of [Ethiopia had grown uneasy with the rule of Emperor
Iyasu V of Ethiopia. At last, on 27 September while Iyasu was absent from the capital Addis Ababa, the nobles convinced
Abuna Abuna Mattheos X to
excommunicate Iyasu on the accusation of having converted to
Islam, and announced that he had been deposed in favor of Empress
Zawditu. Iyasu started to march on Addis Ababa, but was defeated at Mieso and fled into the Ogaden desert. Inexplicably passive during this sudden chain of events, his father,
Negus Mikael of Wollo of Wollo, did not march south upon the capital to restore Iyasu to the throne until the middle of the next month. Although he easily annihilated the garrison at
Ankober and occupied the old Shewan capital, the nobles had been able to gather a sizable army, and under the command of Fitawrari
Habte Giyorgis, this force marched north to do battle.
After maneuvering for position over several days, the two armies faced each other at
Segale. Afterwards, the then
Ras (title) Tafari stated that because "bloodshed among Ethiopians themselves is extremely saddening, I arranged that monks from the monasteries of Debre Libanos and
Mount Zuqualla ... come with their crosses to request Negus Mikael to go back to Wollo without making war." Negus Mikael is said to have simply arrested these emissaries, ignoring their message.As quoted in Haile Selassie,
My Life and Ethiopia's Progress (Chicago: Frontline Distribution International, 1999), pp. 54f.
Negus Mikael opened the battle early in the morning, but his artillery was put out of commission by his opponent and his
machine-gunners ran out of ammunition. Although both sides fought fiercely, by noon (five hours after the battle started) it was over and Negus Mikael was a prisoner. Casualties for both sides, according to Paul Henze, probably reached 10,000.
Amnesty was offered to the soldiers from the losing side, provided that they swear loyalty to the new Empress. As for the deposed Lij Iyasu, he had just reached Ankober by the time the battle ended; he led his small army of 6,000 into the desert back to Dessie, arriving there 8 November. When the Imperial army reached that town
10 December, he fled further north to the old stronghold of Magdala, further away from the center of power.
Henze states that "Segale was Ethiopia's greatest battle since Battle of Adowa."Paul B. Henze,
Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia (New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 196.
Bahru Zewde succinctly comments: "The Wallo forces were defeated.
Negus Mikael was captured. The coup 27 September was now sanctioned by blood."Bahru Zewde,
A History of Modern Ethiopia (London: James Currey, 1991), p. 128. And the young Ras Tafari had taken another step on his upward path towards becoming Emperor Haile Selassie.
Notes
{{Infobox Military Conflict|conflict=Battle of Segale|image=|caption=|partof=Palace Coup against
Iyasu V of Ethiopia|date=
27 October,
1916, 40 miles north of [Addis Ababa's chief supporter crushed, removing his ability to keep the Imperial throne|combatant1=Regents of [History of Ethiopia|combatant2=Loyalists to
Iyasu V of Ethiopia|commander1=Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis|strength1=120,000|strength2=80,000|casualties1=TBD|casualties2=TBD|-->
The nobility of [Ethiopia had grown uneasy with the rule of Emperor
Iyasu V of Ethiopia. At last, on
27 September while Iyasu was absent from the capital
Addis Ababa, the nobles convinced Abuna
Abuna Mattheos X to
excommunicate Iyasu on the accusation of having converted to Islam, and announced that he had been deposed in favor of Empress
Zawditu. Iyasu started to march on Addis Ababa, but was defeated at
Mieso and fled into the Ogaden desert. Inexplicably passive during this sudden chain of events, his father, Negus
Mikael of Wollo of Wollo, did not march south upon the capital to restore Iyasu to the throne until the middle of the next month. Although he easily annihilated the garrison at
Ankober and occupied the old
Shewan capital, the nobles had been able to gather a sizable army, and under the command of Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis, this force marched north to do battle.
After maneuvering for position over several days, the two armies faced each other at
Segale. Afterwards, the then
Ras (title) Tafari stated that because "bloodshed among Ethiopians themselves is extremely saddening, I arranged that monks from the monasteries of Debre Libanos and Mount Zuqualla ... come with their crosses to request Negus Mikael to go back to Wollo without making war." Negus Mikael is said to have simply arrested these emissaries, ignoring their message.As quoted in Haile Selassie,
My Life and Ethiopia's Progress (Chicago: Frontline Distribution International, 1999), pp. 54f.
Negus Mikael opened the battle early in the morning, but his artillery was put out of commission by his opponent and his machine-gunners ran out of ammunition. Although both sides fought fiercely, by noon (five hours after the battle started) it was over and Negus Mikael was a prisoner. Casualties for both sides, according to Paul Henze, probably reached 10,000.
Amnesty was offered to the soldiers from the losing side, provided that they swear loyalty to the new Empress. As for the deposed Lij Iyasu, he had just reached Ankober by the time the battle ended; he led his small army of 6,000 into the desert back to
Dessie, arriving there
8 November. When the Imperial army reached that town 10 December, he fled further north to the old stronghold of Magdala, further away from the center of power.
Henze states that "Segale was Ethiopia's greatest battle since Battle of Adowa."Paul B. Henze,
Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia (New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 196. Bahru Zewde succinctly comments: "The Wallo forces were defeated.
Negus Mikael was captured. The coup 27 September was now sanctioned by blood."Bahru Zewde,
A History of Modern Ethiopia (London: James Currey, 1991), p. 128. And the young Ras Tafari had taken another step on his upward path towards becoming Emperor
Haile Selassie.
Notes
