On 1 March 1936, Emperor Haile Selassie arrived by foot at his new headquarters in Korem. He arrived forty years to the day from the decisive Ethiopian victory at Adwa during the First Italo-Ethiopian War. On 19 March, both "Ras" Kassa Haile Darge and "Ras" Seyum Mangasha made their way to Korem to join the Emperor. In addition, "Ras" Getachew Abate arrived with a fresh army from Kaffa Province. The Emperor divided his army into four groups. He arranged that one group would be commanded directly by himself and that the other three groups would be commanded by "Ras" Kassa, "Ras" Seyum, and "Ras" Getachew.