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Ordine di Battaglia

Questa pagina è stata creata con il contributo di Andrew Preziosi e Andrea Zanini.
La loro ricerca, estremamente dettagliata, consente di avere un ordine di battaglia completo da utilizzarsi per ricreare in wargame lo scontro di Dogali.

L'ordine di battaglia non è tradotto in Italiano (ce ne scusiamo con i lettori).

Orders of Battle

Andrew Preziosi and Andrea Zanini are the authors of the Order of Battle of Dogali; I would like to thank them for the great effort and the valuable contribution to this web page.

BATTLE OF DOGALI

January 26, 1887

ORDERS OF BATTLE

#1) The Besieged Garrison of Fort Saati:

Commanding Officer:

Major Boretti

9^th Company/6^th (Italian) Infantry Regiment

10^th Company/ 7^th (Italian) Infantry Regiment

1 section; 1^st Company/ 17^th (Italian) Artillery Regiment (2 artillery pieces)

Bashi-Bazouks (300)

Total Garrison Strength: 700 men (including 300 Bashi-Bazouks)

#2) 1^st (Dogali) Relief Column: (22 Officers and 500 men [22/499])

Officer Commanding:

Lieutenant Colonel Tommaso De Cristoforis

Bashi-Bazouks (50)-1^st Lieutenant Comi

11^th Company/15^th (Italian) Infantry Regiment (2 machine guns and Egyptian crew attached)

9^th and 20^th Companies/41^st (Italian) Infantry Regiment

Detachments; 1^st, 6^th, 7^th, 37th, 54th, 79^th and 93^rd Infantry Regiments

1 section; 1st Company/17^th Artillery Regiment (minus guns)

Detachments; 14^th and 16^th Artillery Regiments

Convoy:

Food and Ammunition

Convoy Escort:

½ company, 48^th Infantry Regiment

#3 Ethiopian Forces:

Commander:

Ras Alula’

Approximately 7,000-10,000 Warriors (horse and foot)

#4) 2^nd (Dogali/Saati) Relief Column:

Officer Commanding:

Captain Gennaro Tanturri

1 company/54^th Infantry Regiment

Bashi-Bazouks (8)

1 Machine Gun

Sources:

Andrea Zanini

Ruggero Romano

Ruggeri

Bellavita

Battaglia

Note:

While I am pretty sure the Italian Infantry Regiments were the formal units from Italy proper, instead of ad hoc piece together units, I am not positive, so I will not include the regimental/brigade name and number until I get confirmation. Andrew Preziosi