▁clim bed ▁the ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Mount ▁E sh ash o ▁to ▁survey ▁the ▁situation , ▁and ▁discovered ▁that ▁Albert one ▁was ▁heavily ▁engaged . ▁At ▁ 8 : 3 0 ▁the ▁advanced ▁ 1 st ▁Native ▁Battalion ▁of ▁Albert one ' s ▁command ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at ▁in ▁dis array : ▁Bar at ieri ▁sent ▁a ▁message ▁to ▁D ab orm ida , ▁ordering ▁him ▁to ▁aid ▁Albert one , ▁but ▁the ▁mess enger ▁decided ▁he ▁could ▁turn ▁back ▁once ▁he ▁had ▁met ▁a ▁cou rier ▁from ▁D ab orm ida . ▁The ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁informed ▁his ▁command ing ▁officer ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" hold ing ▁out ▁his ▁hand ▁to ▁Albert one ", ▁and ▁Bar at ieri ▁assumed ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁link ▁up ▁with ▁Albert one . ▁Bar at ieri , ▁still ▁assuming ▁D ab orm ida ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁hold ▁over ▁the ▁Sp ur ▁of ▁Bel ah , ▁sent ▁two ▁other ▁mess engers , ▁but ▁neither ▁reach ▁D ab orm ida . ▁Actually , ▁the ▁major ▁general ▁had ▁left ▁at ▁the ▁Sp ur ▁only ▁local ▁auxili aries , ▁and ▁about ▁ 9 : 3 0 ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁driven ▁off ▁by ▁in fil tr ating ▁Eth iop ians , ▁who ▁also ▁started ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁isolated ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁The ▁stand ▁in ▁Mar iam ▁Sh av itu ▁valley ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁▁▁ ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁of ▁Military ▁Val or ▁– ▁Ad wa , ▁