The Battle of Amba Alagi (1895), during the First Italo-Ethiopian War, depicted in the French paper Le Petit Journal. The Ethiopian (Abyssinian) forces won this battle and would ultimately win the war against Italy. At a time when imperialism was dominant throughout the world, this was a rare victory over a European power. The awesome-looking leader on the white horse is Ras Mekonnen.

Readers who are better-informed than me can, I hope, comment below: is this picture accurate, or is it drawn mostly from the imagination of some French artist working to a Sunday paper deadline?