With the Mission to Menelik, 1897.

£175 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

In the aftermath of the Italian defeat at Adowa the European Powers rushed to establish advantageous treaty arrangements with the newly confident Ethiopians. Having been on Special Service in Sudan, Gleichen was attached to Rennell Rodd’s mission to the Emperor.

• Year: 1898

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