Battle of Amba Sel

Battle of Amba Sel
	Part of the Ethiopian–Adal war
Date	28 October 1531
Location	Walaqa River, Ethiopian Empire, in the modern Amhara Region
Result	Adal Sultanate victory
Belligerents
Ethiopian Empire	Adal Sultanate; Ottoman Empire Yemeni Arab soldiers;
Commanders and leaders
Dawit II	Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
Casualties and losses
748 killed; 180 wounded	261 killed; 17 wounded

The Battle of Amba Sel was fought on 28 October 1531, between the Ethiopians under their Emperor Dawit II, and the forces of Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi of the Adal Sultanate.[1] Imam Ahmad won the battle at Amba Sel, winning him the southern part of Ethiopia. Afterwards, his troops crossed the Walaqa River. The Imam reportedly surprised the Emperor at the battle, where the Emperor was almost captured, a reversal, in the words of R.S. Whiteway, that left Lebna Dengel "never in a position to offer a pitched battle to his enemies."[2]

References

"History Orb". Retrieved August 10, 2012.
Castanhoso, Miguel de (1902). Whiteway, R.S. (ed.). The Portuguese expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543 as narrated by Castanhoso. London: Redford Press. p. xxxiv. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

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[1] "History Orb". Retrieved August 10, 2012.

[2] Castanhoso, Miguel de (1902). Whiteway, R.S. (ed.). The Portuguese expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543 as narrated by Castanhoso. London: Redford Press. p. xxxiv. Retrieved 11 June 2020.