Storia del combattimento in Africa.

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Title:
Storia del combattimento in Africa.
Alternative Title:
History of the fighting in Africa.
Date:
1887 to 1888
Description:

  • Poem by Quintilio Cosimi. The Italians, after their unification in 1861, wanted to create their own colonies in Africa and started to occupy coastal Eritrea. Soon they were at war with the Ethiopians in 1885. The Battle of Dogali was fought on 26 January 1887 between Italy and Ethiopia in Dogali near Massawa, in present-day Eritrea. These historical events were an important part of Italian literature of the time.

  • Folder: 4

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Format:
pages (components)
Language:
Italian
Extent:
2 scans
Digital Collection:
Broadsides and Ephemera Collection
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • duke:463335
  • bdsit04053
  • ark:/87924/r4p26s70w
  • 18696665-74e8-4c1d-acf5-5b78f8b41c8a
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