News of this huge defeat was suppressed in Egypt for fear that it would undermine the government of the Khedivate .
There was a crushing rout of the vastly - outnumbered but well equipped invading Egyptian force at the hands of the defending Ethiopian force .
News of this huge defeat was suppressed in Egyptian for fear that it would undermine the government of the Khedivate .
There was a crushing rout of the vastly - outnumbered but well equipped invading Egyptian force at the hands of the defending Ethiopian force .