A The centre commanded by the king and Guebra Christos encamped on the South of the hill Serbraxos.
B Ras Michael, who leads the van, encamped upon the South-East, and highest part of the hill.
C Kefla Yasous, who commands the rear encamped upon the North-West.
D Ras Michael marching from his camp at Serbraxos, is stopt at the mouth of the valley, and engages Powussen and the troops of Begemder at E.
E The rebel troops of Begemder engaging Ras Michael.
F Ayto Engedan with a thousand men marches from the King's camp to reinforce Michael at the mouth of the valley.
G Powussen's camp at Correva.
H A reinforcement marches from Powussen's camp, and joins the rebels engaged with Michael at E.
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I Ras Michael beat back into the valley,
retires under cover of his musketry at K and L, which stop the rebels advancing.
M Kefla Yasous joins the king, marches to the head of the valley, wheels to the right, and faces to the westward.
N The king's horse upon the ford of the Mariam facing westward.
OO Two bodies of the king's musketry placed to defend the ford of the Mariam.
P Ayabdar's army encamped.
QQ Ayabdar's army marches from the camp, and halts a small distance from the king's horse at NN, but retreats to SS without attacking them. All but the Edjow Galla, who remain
at T, and are all cut to pieces by the
king's horse, and the musketry on the hill.
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