Battle_of_Halai
Battle of Halai
1894 battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War
The Battle of Halai, or the Battle of Halay, which took place in December 1894 was a battle between an Eritrean rebel force under Bahta Hagos and the Italian army.
In the 1890s, the government of Ethiopia began plotting an insurrection in Eritrean to push back against Italian encroachment on their country.