Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year ..., Volume 1; Volume 36D. Appleton & Company, 1897 |
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... Adigrat was occupied on March 25 , 1895 , and made the head- quarters of an army of invasion . Ras Mangascia and his Tigrins fell back before the invaders , who occupied one post after another , aiming to annex the whole of Tigre and ...
... Adigrat was occupied on March 25 , 1895 , and made the head- quarters of an army of invasion . Ras Mangascia and his Tigrins fell back before the invaders , who occupied one post after another , aiming to annex the whole of Tigre and ...
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... Adigrat , and advanced up to the Italian lines at Adigrat and Maimarat . In the country still held by the Italians Ras Sebat and Ras Agos- tafari deserted with a part of their followers and attacked the Italian outposts . Major Valli ...
... Adigrat , and advanced up to the Italian lines at Adigrat and Maimarat . In the country still held by the Italians Ras Sebat and Ras Agos- tafari deserted with a part of their followers and attacked the Italian outposts . Major Valli ...
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... Adigrat . For a week or more straggling bodies of fugitives continued to arrive at Asmara . The fate of 7,000 men was still unknown . Scouts esti- mated the loss of the Abyssinians at 4,000 dead and 6,000 wounded . The Negus and his ...
... Adigrat . For a week or more straggling bodies of fugitives continued to arrive at Asmara . The fate of 7,000 men was still unknown . Scouts esti- mated the loss of the Abyssinians at 4,000 dead and 6,000 wounded . The Negus and his ...
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... Adigrat , and on his advice the Italian Government had about decided on that course , but it suddenly re- versed the decision because the English Govern- ment had meanwhile ordered the Dongola expedi- tion with the ostensible object of ...
... Adigrat , and on his advice the Italian Government had about decided on that course , but it suddenly re- versed the decision because the English Govern- ment had meanwhile ordered the Dongola expedi- tion with the ostensible object of ...
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... Adigrat- Adua line would not be conceded by Menelek un- less he was thoroughly beaten in battle , and could not even then be defended without a very large military force , Gen. Baldissera favored the restric- tion of Italian colonial ...
... Adigrat- Adua line would not be conceded by Menelek un- less he was thoroughly beaten in battle , and could not even then be defended without a very large military force , Gen. Baldissera favored the restric- tion of Italian colonial ...
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