Mahdist Attacks to Ethiopia
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Was the invasion of Ethiopia by Mahdist Sudan during the Mahdist War.
Chronology
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February 1886: In January 1886, a Mahdist army invaded Ethiopia, seized Dembea, burned the Mahbere Selassie monastery and advanced on Chilga.
February 1887: King Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam led a successful counteroffensive as far as Gallabat in the Sudan in January 1887.
February 1888: In January 1888, the Mahdists defeated Ethiopian Emperor Tekle Haymanot at Sar Weha and sacked the city of Gondar.
January 1869: Bogos occupied by Egypt.
October 1884: According to the Hewett Treaty of 3 June 1884, Ethiopia agreed to facilitate the evacuation of Egyptian garrisons in southern Sudan. In September 1884, Ethiopia reoccupied the province of Bogos, which had been occupied by Egypt.
March 1888: Mahdist forces leave Sar Weha and Gondar.
