--Ras Mikael, one of the generals aligned with Emperor Menelik, urging his soldiers to cut down the Italian army as he led them into battle. The heavily equipped Italian army included thousands of Eritrean fighters; Eritrea was then under Italian control. However, the Italian version of the treaty's article XVII —unlike the one in Amharic that Menelik retained—actually made Ethiopia an Italian protectorate. the Times article continued. "ITALY’S TERRIBLE DEFEAT," the Times proclaimed, in the headline of a March 4, 1896, article about the Battle of Adwa.

Source: Ethiopian News March 01, 2019 23:37 UTC