While the Far Eastern aid mission was staying in Dar es Salaam city, new changes were unfolding across the African continent.
May 13, 1871.
Having secured British support, the Kingdom of Italy embarked on the road of repaying its debts. The Kingdom of Italy was so poor that it had nothing left but debt, so it could only shift that debt elsewhere through colonization.
An infantry division of the Kingdom of Italy landed at Assab Port along the Red Sea coast, and the Kingdom of Italy government officially began its colonial path.
This was immensely important to the Kingdom of Italy. If it could not ease the people's fury through colonization, the Kingdom of Italy might explode where it stood at any moment.
Assab Port.
After some simple intimidation, on the morning of May 13, the Kingdom of Italy government drove the Egyptians out of Assab City.
Eritrea was simply too far from Egypt proper. Dealing with a colonial outfit like the Rubattino Company was a walk in the park for the Egyptian garrison in Assab City, but once the Italian Army came ashore, the garrison immediately abandoned any thought of holding out. The entire Assab City garrison consisted of only one battalion, and the disparity before an Italian division was obvious.
What made matters worse was that the Rubattino Company within the city and at the docks launched a timely rebellion, seizing a series of key facilities including the docks and buying precious time for the Italian Army's landing.
The First Division of the Kingdom of Italy's Abyssinian Expeditionary Force won its first battle, taking this vital stronghold from Egypt.
After the First Division entered Assab City, Sapeto, the owner of the Rubattino Company, personally came to receive them. "General Samuel, greetings. I am Giuseppe Sapeto, owner of the