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Adowa

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Condition : New Reference : acies-ado
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  • Adowa
  • Adowa

March 1st, 1896. Adowa is the first big defeat of an European power in Africa. Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II managed to defeat an Italian army through a combination of bravery, deficiencies in the Italian chain of command, and well exploited chances during the battle.

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The Italian Army fielded Italian infantry battalions, veteran Ascari battalions, and less experienced native units like Oculè-Cusai bands and mobile militia. The Ethiopian Army was made of provincial armies made up of feudal militia and led by a Ras (Warlord). This battalion level game comes with:
• a map, 216 counters, player aid cards and rules booklet
• map, counters and setup rules for Dogali, a scenario for the Ascari game previously published by ACIES

scale : 1 hex = 900m , 1 italian combat point = 125 to 300 men, 1 Ethiopian combat point = 200 to 500 men, each artillery unit represents about 4-6 guns.