The Battle of Adal took place on 1 September 1961, and was the first battle in the Eritrean War of Independence. In the battle, the Eritrean Liberation Front, which numbered at only 14, was able to overcome the local Ethiopian forces. Rebel weaponry included 1 British and 3 old Italian guns, while the majority of Rebels were unarmed. The battle begun at 9:00 AM, and lasted about six hours, and is commemorated in Eritrea as Revolution Day.
The rebels who participated were:
Hamid Idris Awate (ELF leader)
Abdu M. Fayd
Ibrahim M. Ali
Humed Qadif
Awate M. Fayd
Mohammed Bayraq (taken prisoner, later died in 1975 in an Ethiopian prison)
Mohammed Adem Hisan
Saleh Qaruj
Ahmed Fikak
Mohammed Hassen Duhe
Adem Faqurai
Ali Bakhit
Idris Mohamoud
Omar Karay
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