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... Yohannes ; supplies for Yohannes's army whenever it passed through Shoa ; free passage for Yohannes and his army through Shoa to Debra Libanos ; mutual assistance in times of need ; definition of the boundaries of Menelik's domain at ...
... Yohannes ; supplies for Yohannes's army whenever it passed through Shoa ; free passage for Yohannes and his army through Shoa to Debra Libanos ; mutual assistance in times of need ; definition of the boundaries of Menelik's domain at ...
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... Yohannes's presents to Menelik : four cannon , several hundred Remingtons , and corresponding ammunition . Shortly after 10.00 a.m. Menelik and his court started towards Yohannes's camp , where they were met with cheers and cannon and ...
... Yohannes's presents to Menelik : four cannon , several hundred Remingtons , and corresponding ammunition . Shortly after 10.00 a.m. Menelik and his court started towards Yohannes's camp , where they were met with cheers and cannon and ...
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... Yohannes's defeat would be insufficient ; Italy must also protect Shoa in case Menelik's support for the Italians , or his neutrality , antagonized the emperor . He greatly respected Yohannes's military strength : ' Whoever knows a ...
... Yohannes's defeat would be insufficient ; Italy must also protect Shoa in case Menelik's support for the Italians , or his neutrality , antagonized the emperor . He greatly respected Yohannes's military strength : ' Whoever knows a ...
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