The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia, 1844-1913 |
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... defeat a man who could muster only a few thousand troops and had long ago ceased to be Ethiopia's leader in anything but title . A British strike force of 5,000 men proceeded inland beyond Antalo to Mag- dala , to confront the emperor's ...
... defeat a man who could muster only a few thousand troops and had long ago ceased to be Ethiopia's leader in anything but title . A British strike force of 5,000 men proceeded inland beyond Antalo to Mag- dala , to confront the emperor's ...
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... defeated an enemy force at the Mareb , after which he moved his army into the Hamasien hills near Gundat , to obtain a tactical advantage . When battle was again joined , the emperor won ... defeat , in the words of FOR POWER : 1866-1878 41.
... defeated an enemy force at the Mareb , after which he moved his army into the Hamasien hills near Gundat , to obtain a tactical advantage . When battle was again joined , the emperor won ... defeat , in the words of FOR POWER : 1866-1878 41.
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... defeat with serious political consequences . Ethiopian siege techniques were poor , and with the approach of the short rainy season Menelik would not have had time to starve the city out before permitting his men to travel home and ...
... defeat with serious political consequences . Ethiopian siege techniques were poor , and with the approach of the short rainy season Menelik would not have had time to starve the city out before permitting his men to travel home and ...
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