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Illustration from Le Petit Journal showing King Menelik II in a red cloak and headdress riding a white horse as he surveys Ethiopian troops at the Battle of Adwa. Engraving depicting Ethiopian forces attacking Italian soldiers led by Brigadier General Vittorio Emanuele Dabormida during the Battle of Adwa, with chaotic close combat and smoke.
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Ethiopian Emperor Menilek II surveying his troops at the Battle of Adwa on March...
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Ethiopian forces attack the troops of Italian Brig. Gen. Vittorio Emanuele Dabormida...
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