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[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/22/mode/1up Robert Baigrie] (18??-1877)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/22/mode/1up Robert Baigrie] (18??-1877)]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/170/mode/1up Charles Goodfellow] (1836-915)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/170/mode/1up Charles Goodfellow] (1836-915)]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/286/mode/1up William Merewether (1825-1880) | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/286/mode/1up William Merewether] (1825-1880)<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/312/mode/2up Robert Napier] (1810-1890) | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/312/mode/2up Robert Napier] (1810-1890)<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/336/mode/1up Robert Phayre] (1820-1897) | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/336/mode/1up Robert Phayre] (1820-1897)<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/452/mode/2up Henry Wilkins (1828-1896) | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/452/mode/2up Henry Wilkins] (1828-1896)<br> | ||
== Reconnoitring party == | == Reconnoitring party == | ||
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*Lt-Col Sir William Merewether CB | *Lt-Col Sir William Merewether CB | ||
*Lt-Col Sir Robert Phayre CB, Quartermaster-General | *Lt-Col Sir Robert Phayre CB, Quartermaster-General | ||
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*Lieut Henriel | *Lieut Henriel | ||
*Surgeon Lumsdaine | *Surgeon Lumsdaine | ||
*Asst | *Asst Surgeon Martin | ||
*1 Coy Marine Battalion | *1 Coy Marine Battalion | ||
*8 Sappers and Miners | *8 Sappers and Miners | ||
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*3rd Bombay Light Cavalry (40 men) | *3rd Bombay Light Cavalry (40 men) | ||
*149 mules | *149 mules | ||
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== Campaign Forces == | == Campaign Forces == | ||
'''British Army'''<br> | '''British Army'''<br> | ||
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*[[3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards]] | *[[3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards]] | ||
*[[4th Regiment of Foot|4th (The King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot]] | *[[4th Regiment of Foot|4th (The King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot]] | ||
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*[[33rd Regiment of Foot|33rd (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment of Foot]] | *[[33rd Regiment of Foot|33rd (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment of Foot]] | ||
*[[45th Regiment of Foot|45th (Sherwood Foresters) Regt of Foot]]<br> | *[[45th Regiment of Foot|45th (Sherwood Foresters) Regt of Foot]]<br> | ||
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'''Indian Army'''<br> | '''Indian Army'''<br> | ||
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*[[10th Bengal Light Cavalry]] | *[[10th Bengal Light Cavalry]] | ||
*[[12th Bengal Cavalry|12th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry]] | *[[12th Bengal Cavalry|12th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry]] | ||
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*Corps of [[Madras Sappers and Miners]] | *Corps of [[Madras Sappers and Miners]] | ||
*Corps of [[Bombay Sappers and Miners]] | *Corps of [[Bombay Sappers and Miners]] | ||
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'''Transport train'''<br> | '''Transport train'''<br> | ||
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*7,365 camels | *7,365 camels | ||
*11,155 mules | *11,155 mules | ||
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*305 mule carts | *305 mule carts | ||
*345 bullock carts | *345 bullock carts | ||
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== Campaign Actions == | == Campaign Actions == | ||
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[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/64/mode/2up ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Abyssinian Campaign 1868''] archive.org<br /> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/64/mode/2up ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Abyssinian Campaign 1868''] archive.org<br /> | ||
''Forty-one Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief'' by Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar 1900 [http://www.archive.org/stream/fortyoneyearsin00robe#page/298/mode/2up Abyssinian Campaign] archive.org<br /> | ''Forty-one Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief'' by Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar 1900 [http://www.archive.org/stream/fortyoneyearsin00robe#page/298/mode/2up Abyssinian Campaign] archive.org<br /> | ||
''Minutes of proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution, Volume 6 1870, pages 167-202'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=rncDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA167 "The Abyssinian Expedition"] | ''Minutes of proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution, Volume 6 1870, pages 167-202'' by Lieutenant E F Chapman (Google Books) | ||
:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=rncDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA167 "The Abyssinian Expedition"] | |||
:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=rncDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA191 "Notes on elephant carriage and steel mountain batteries employed in Abyssinia"] | |||
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Abyssinian Campaign 1868]] | [[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Abyssinian Campaign 1868]] | ||
[[Category:Abyssinian Campaign| Abyssinian Campaign]] | [[Category:Abyssinian Campaign| Abyssinian Campaign]] | ||
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Abyssinian Campaign]] | [[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Abyssinian Campaign]] | ||
Revision as of 15:40, 29 January 2011
| Abyssinian Campaign | |
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| Oct 1867-Jun 1868 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: Abyssinia | |
| Combatants: | |
| British and Indian forces | Abyssinian regular forces |
| Result: British victory. Magdala looted and burned. | |
| Medals: Abyssinia | |
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| Category: Abyssinian Campaign | |
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See our interactive map of Abyssinian Campaign locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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Summary
The Abyssinian Campaign of 1868 was a punitive expedition following the imprisonment of missionaries and British representatives by Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia (Theodore). Lt-Gen Sir Robert Napier commanded a force of 13,000 British and Indian troops which took 3 months to reach the Emperor's capital at Magdala a 380 mile march through mountainous country. The Ethiopians were defeated at the Battles of Arroghee and Magdala. Theodore was killed and the British took away large amounts of treasure when they returned to the coast.
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Robert Baigrie (18??-1877)]
Charles Goodfellow (1836-915)]
William Merewether (1825-1880)
Robert Napier (1810-1890)
Robert Phayre (1820-1897)
Henry Wilkins (1828-1896)
Reconnoitring party
- Lt-Col Sir William Merewether CB
- Lt-Col Sir Robert Phayre CB, Quartermaster-General
- Lt-Col Henry Wilkins, RE
- Maj Mignon, Asst Commissary-General
- Maj Robert Baigrie, Asst Quartermaster-General
- Capt Charles Goodfellow VC, RE
- Capt Pottinger, RA
- Lieut Jopp, RE
- Lieut Mortemer, RA
- Lieut Henriel
- Surgeon Lumsdaine
- Asst Surgeon Martin
- 1 Coy Marine Battalion
- 8 Sappers and Miners
- 3 Draughtsmen
- 5 Guides
- 35 tent lascars
- 136 public followers
- 93 private followers
- 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry (40 men)
- 149 mules
Campaign Forces
British Army
Indian Army
- 10th Bengal Light Cavalry
- 12th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 3rd Regt of Bombay Light Cavalry
- 21st Punjab Regt Bengal Native Infantry
- 23rd Punjab Regt Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)
- 2nd Bombay Native Infantry (Grenadier)
- 3rd Bombay Native Infantry
- 10th Bombay Native Infantry
- 21st Bombay Native Infantry (Marine)
- 25th Bombay Native Light Infantry
- 27th Bombay Native Infantry (1st Baluch)
- No 1 Company of Bombay Native Artillery
- Corps of Madras Sappers and Miners
- Corps of Bombay Sappers and Miners
Transport train
- 7,365 camels
- 11,155 mules
- 1,708 ponies
- 6,922 pack bullocks
- 901 draught bullocks
- 784 donkeys
- 305 mule carts
- 345 bullock carts
Campaign Actions
Battle of Arroghee 10 April
Battle of Magdala 15 April
External Links
Abyssinian Campaign The British Empire
Abyssinian Campaign Wikipedia
British Military Personnel Wikipedia
Historical Books on-line
The British Expedition to Abyssinia by Capt Henry Montague Hozier 1869 (Google Books)
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Abyssinian Campaign 1868 archive.org
Forty-one Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief by Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar 1900 Abyssinian Campaign archive.org
Minutes of proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution, Volume 6 1870, pages 167-202 by Lieutenant E F Chapman (Google Books)