The African Game: The European Contest for the Dark Continent
"...Yohannes' army crushed and scattered the Mahdists, effectively ending the movement once and for all at Gallabat and pushing Ethiopia's hegemony even further north. [1] Of course, this strategic triumph by the modern Ethiopian state brought with it complications in the ever-moving game of European intrigues in Africa; Yohannes' understanding with the French and the Ottomans to allow Egyptian and French Foreign Legion movement through his territory as needed, and support against the Mahdists, had thus come to an end, as it was never a formal treaty. The French attention to Ethiopia thus declined, though trade continued to flourish through French Somaliland, and Yohannes was frustrated that he would not receive outright support for retaking the city of Massawa from Italian hands after he finally put an end to insurrections against his rule that had been delayed only due to the Mahdist sack of Gondar..."
- The African Game: The European Contest for the Dark Continent
[1] OTL, of course, Yohannes died in this battle and thus the Mahdists routed his army
- The African Game: The European Contest for the Dark Continent
[1] OTL, of course, Yohannes died in this battle and thus the Mahdists routed his army