▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁D ab orm ida ▁was ▁re - att ached ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁Staff , ▁and ▁by ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁general ▁Cos enz . ▁Prom oted ▁L t . ▁colon el ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁capacity ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁as ▁prov is ional ▁commander . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁colon el ▁and ▁confirmed ▁in ▁his ▁role . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁D ab orm ida ▁was ▁again ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁Staff . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁he ▁published ▁in ▁Rome ▁La ▁batt aglia ▁dell ' Ass iet ta , ▁a ▁study ▁wrote ▁for ▁his ▁students ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁War ▁about ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 7 ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ass iet ta . ▁ ▁Prom oted ▁major ▁general ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁" C agli ari " ▁Brigade . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁E rit rea ▁and ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ad wa ▁and ▁death ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁February , ▁pressed ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Francesco ▁Cris pi , ▁Bar at