The Second Italo-Abyssinian War (also referred to as the Second Italo-Ethiopian War) was a brief colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936; The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia) and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire; First Battle of Tembien; Italian troops under the command of Marshal Pietro Badoglio; Ethiopian forces under the command of Ras Kassa Haile Darge;