Battle of Keren

Battle of Keren
Part of the East Africanna Campaign of the Second Europan War
Zanarkian Troops near Keren
Date 5 February - 1 April 1938 Location Keren, Archadian Arithea Result Allied Victory Keren falls to the Allies; Massawa road opened
Belligerents
United Kingdom Zanarkand New Akiba Free Bethausia	Archadia-Archedes Archadian East Africanna
Commanders and leaders
Archibald Sugiyama Tsukuyo Kushineda Edward Samegawa Roy Peterson Zaw Sein Arkar	Hugo Cavallero Italo Lorenzini Nico Henrici
Units involved
XX Zanarkian Corps XIII Corps	29th Esercito 3rd Bersaglieri Corps Royal Corps of Colonial Troops
Strength
23,000	35,000
Casualties and losses
350 troops 2 guns 25 tanks	3,475 troops 10 guns 40 tanks

The Battle of Keren was a 2-month battle between The Commonwealth and Bethausian forces were lead by Major General Archibald Sugiyama against the opposing force of Archadian troops and colonials led by General of the Army Hugo Cavallero. The battle was caused after Cavallero decided to place defensive lines in Keren, which was a strategic road between El Lupo and Massawa. Cavallero had placed his efforts on strengthening defenses that he could not push the Allied forces away from Keren and was soon forced to fall back.