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, Ethiopia began plotting an insurrection in Italian-held Eritrea to push back against Italian encroachment on the country and to liberate the people from Italian imperialism.
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