et ▁was ▁launch ing ▁its ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁camp . ▁The ▁Native ▁Brigade ▁at ▁first ▁met ▁little ▁resistance , ▁but ▁was ▁soon ▁rep uls ed ▁by ▁the ▁larger ▁number ▁of ▁enemy ▁troops . ▁ ▁D ab orm ida ' s ▁advance ▁ ▁At ▁ 6 : 4 5 ▁Bar at ieri , ▁who ▁had ▁spent ▁a ▁full ▁hour ▁recon no iter ing ▁the ▁ground ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁planned ▁to ▁fight , ▁reached ▁the ▁Reb bi ▁A rien ni ▁and ▁heard ▁the ▁sounds ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁battle ▁on ▁the ▁left . ▁He ▁ordered ▁D ab orm ida ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁Sp ur ▁of ▁Bel ah ▁and ▁support ▁by ▁fire ▁Albert one , ▁whom ▁he ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁the ▁" false " ▁Kid ane ▁Mer et ▁or ▁little ▁ahead . ▁Once ▁D ab orm ida ▁got ▁his ▁brig ade ▁to ▁the ▁Sp ur , ▁he ▁discovered ▁Albert one ▁was ▁much ▁further ▁off ▁than ▁supposed , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁slowly ▁march ▁west wards , ▁across ▁difficult ▁ground . ▁By ▁ 7 : 4 5 ▁his ▁re arg u ards ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁Hill ▁and ▁Sp ur ▁of ▁Bel ah , ▁and , ▁following ▁the ▁terrain ' s ▁nature , ▁D ab orm ida ' s ▁brig ade ▁entered ▁the ▁west - east ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁Mar iam ▁Sh av itu ▁valley , ▁about ▁ 3 ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁Albert one ' s ▁Native ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁By ▁ 8 : 1 5 ▁the ▁morning ▁mist ▁cleared : ▁Bar at ieri