The resultant battle saw the death of 70 percent of the Italian force, which retreated in humiliation.
It was the climactic conflict in a dispute over the exact interpretation of the Treaty of Wichale. Premier Crispi proved unwilling to compromise and dispatched a force of 15,000 men under Baratieri. Events came to the breaking point after the death of Yohannes IV, after which the successor, from Shoa, refused to honor the agreements he signed. The resultant battle saw the death of 70 percent of the Italian force, which retreated in humiliation. FTP, name this victory for the forces of Menelik II in October of 1896, which paved the way for an independent Ethiopia.
It was the climactic conflict in a dispute over the exact interpretation of the Treaty of Wichale.
{Adowa} or {Adua}