Italy was victorious against Ethiopia during the Second Italo - Abyssinian War fought from 1935 to 1936 .
Ethiopian soldiers decisively defeated the Italians at the Battle of Adwa , during the First Italo -- Ethiopian War from 1889 to 1896 .
Italians was victorious against Ethiopian during the Second Italo - Abyssinian War fought from 1935 to 1936 .
Ethiopian soldiers decisively defeated the Italians at the Battle of Adwa , during the First Italo -- Ethiopian War from 1889 to 1896 .