Battle of Dodota

Battle of Dodota
	Part of Menelik's Expansions
Date	December 1883
Location	Dodota, Arsi Province, Ethiopia
Result	Arsi victory
Belligerents
Shewa	Arsi Oromo
Commanders and leaders
Negus Menelik II	Leenjiso Diga Jatene Bultum WIA
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Minimal

The Battle of Dodota, also known as the Battle of Doddota, was a military engagement fought on December 1883^[2] between a force of Arsi Oromo led by Leenjiso Diga and Jatene Bultum and a Shewan force led by Negus (King) Menelik II. This was during Negus Menelik II's second campaign against the Arsi.

^ ElAmin, Karim, "An Historical Study of the Shawan-Amhara Conquest of the Oromo and Sidama Regions of Southern Ethiopia 1865-1900 (Doctoral)" (University of Khartoum, 2009) p. 148 "During the battle which followed, and which lasted for several hours, the Arussi Oromo gained their first military victory."
^ Tibebu, Teshale (1995). The Making of Modern Ethiopia 1896-1974. Red Sea Press. p. 43. ISBN 9781569020012.

[1] ElAmin, Karim, "An Historical Study of the Shawan-Amhara Conquest of the Oromo and Sidama Regions of Southern Ethiopia 1865-1900 (Doctoral)" (University of Khartoum, 2009) p. 148 "During the battle which followed, and which lasted for several hours, the Arussi Oromo gained their first military victory."

[2] Tibebu, Teshale (1995). The Making of Modern Ethiopia 1896-1974. Red Sea Press. p. 43. ISBN 9781569020012.

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