$ 0 0 Photo from Sean McLachlan's "Armies of the Adowa Campaign 1896." "Ebalgume! Ebalgume!" or "Reap! Reap!"--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. Tags: Treaty of WuchaleEmpress TaytuEmperor MenelikRas MikaelUccialliemperor Tewodros II'sMagdalaFrancesco CrispiRas Alula EngidaThe White Man's BurdenEbalgume! Ebalgume!Giuseppe ArimondiVittorio Dabormida; Major Gen. Matteo AlbertoneEritreaGen. Oreste BaratieriGladstoneTreaty of Addis AbabaReal WakandaThe Hearts of Darkness