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The Victory of Adwa on 2nd March, 1896 marked a milestone in the so-called \u2018Scramble for Africa\u2019 - because, whilst so much of the continent had been colonised by European nations, Abysinnia successfully defended their country from the invading Italians.\nRome had underestimated the Ethiopians\u2019 weaponry, motivation and strategy, and turned up with bad maps, demoralized troops - and orders to march on.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how a tricksy treaty was used to justify the incursion; consider the fates of the Eritreans who fought alongside the Europeans; and question the wisdom of getting your troops to march for nine hours straight before engaging in combat\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\n\u2018First Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Adwa\u2019 (ThoughtCo, 2018): https://www.thoughtco.com/italo-ethiopian-war-battle-of-adwa-2360814\n\n\n\u2018The History of The Battle and Victory of Adwa (African History month): https://ahm.africa/the-history-of-the-battle-and-victory-of-adwa-125th/\n\n\n\u2018How did Italy Lose to Ethiopia?\u2019 (Animated History, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hln0GjuUQk&t=4s\n\n\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices