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Before the king's liorfe had pafled the ravine, the Galla 

 were alarmed, and mounted on horfeback. As they never 

 fight in order, it required no time to form ; but tliey re- 

 ceived the king's cavahy fo rudely, that, though Emana 

 Chriftos and the young prince behaved with the utmoft 

 courage, they were beat back, and obliged to fly with confi- 

 derable lofs, being entangled in the buflies. No fooner did 

 the king obferve that his horfe were engaged, than he or- 

 dered his troops to pafs the ravine to fupport them, and 

 was defirous to bring on a general engagement. But a pa- 

 nic had feized his troops. They would not ftir, but feemed 

 benumbed and overcome by the cold of the morning, fpec- 

 tators of the rum of the cavalry. 



Emana Christos, and thofe of the cavalry that had c- 

 fcaped the maffacre, had repafTed the ravine, and difperfcd 

 themfelves in the front of the foot ; while the viaorious 

 Marawa, like ignorant favages, puflied their viftory to the 

 very front of the king's line, Socinios, ordering all the 

 drums of the army to beat and trumpets to found, to excite 

 fome fpirit in his troops, advanced himfelf before any of 

 his foldiers, and ilcw the firll Galla within his reach with 

 his own hands. The example and danger the king cxpo- 

 fcd himfelf to, raifed the indignation of the troops. They 

 poured in crowds, without regarding order, upon the Mara- 

 wa, '^reat part of whom had already pafled the ravine, and 

 all thit had pafled it were cut to pieces. 



The Galla, unable to fland this lofs, fled from the field, 

 .md immediately after left Begemder. The want of horfe 

 on the king's part faved their whole army from the dellruc- 

 tion which would infallibly have been the confequence of 



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