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“Now an enemy that intends to destroy our homeland and change our religion has come crossing our God-given frontiers. … Today, you who are strong, give me your strength, and you who are weak, help me with your prayer.”

Source: Mobilisation proclamation, Addis Ababa, 17 September 1895 (translated from Amharic)

Context Issued as Italian forces advanced from Eritrea into Tigray, it summoned the provinces to muster for a campaign that ended in the Ethiopian victory at Adwa in March 1896.

Menelik IIEthiopia · 1844–1913

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