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. 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.