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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=Abyssinian Campaign | |partof=[[:Category:Abyssinian Campaign|Abyssinian Campaign]] | ||
|date=10 April 1868 | |date=10 April 1868 | ||
|location=Arogi Plateau, Amhara, Ethiopia | |location=Arogi Plateau, Amhara, Ethiopia | ||
|presidency= | |presidency= Bombay | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.200002,39.282948&z=12&t=h&hl=en 11.200002°N 39.283300°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.200002,39.282948&z=12&t=h&hl=en 11.200002°N 39.283300°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1= | |combatant1=British Indian Army | ||
|combatant2=Abyssinians | |combatant2=Abyssinians | ||
|commander1=Sir Robert Napier | |commander1=[[Robert Napier|Sir Robert Napier]] | ||
|commander2=Emperor Theodore | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tewodros_II_of_Ethiopia Emperor Theodore II] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/africancampaigns/campabyssinia.htm The British Empire | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/africancampaigns/campabyssinia.htm Abyssinian Campaign] The British Empire<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1868_Expedition_to_Abyssinia Abyssinian Campaign] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/africancampaigns/campabyssiniaarogi.htm Battle of Arogi] The British Empire<br> | |||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/biography/napier.htm Sir Robert Napier] The British Empire<br /> | |||
==== Historical books on-line ==== | |||
''Minutes of proceedings of the Royal artillery institution, Volume 6'' by Royal Artillery Institution (Woolwich, London, England) 1870 [http://books.google.com/books?id=rncDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA178#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle on 10 April] Google Books<br /> | |||
''The British Expedition to Abyssinia'' by Capt Henry Montague Hozier 1869 [http://books.google.com/books?id=uqEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA186&dq=The+British+expedition+to+Abyssinia++crossing+of+the+river&hl=en&ei=bgtDTfvjM8284gapzKk4&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Action at Arogi] Google Books<br /> | |||
''Record of the expedition to Abyssinia, Volume 2'' by Maj Holland & Capy Hozier 1870 [http://books.google.com/books?id=9pNDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA34&dq=Undul+Wells&hl=en&ei=L9RCTZ_kOsqmhAeglMHGAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false Operations on 10 April]<br /> | |||
[[Category:Battles|Arroghee, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Abyssinian Campaign|Arroghee]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:56, 3 May 2011
| Battle of Arroghee | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Abyssinian Campaign | ||
| Date: | 10 April 1868 | |
| Location: | Arogi Plateau, Amhara, Ethiopia | |
| Presidency: | Bombay | |
| Co-ordinates: | 11.200002°N 39.283300°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British Indian Army | Abyssinians | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir Robert Napier | Emperor Theodore II | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Abyssinian Campaign The British Empire
Abyssinian Campaign Wikipedia
Battle of Arogi The British Empire
Sir Robert Napier The British Empire
Historical books on-line
Minutes of proceedings of the Royal artillery institution, Volume 6 by Royal Artillery Institution (Woolwich, London, England) 1870 Battle on 10 April Google Books
The British Expedition to Abyssinia by Capt Henry Montague Hozier 1869 Action at Arogi Google Books
Record of the expedition to Abyssinia, Volume 2 by Maj Holland & Capy Hozier 1870 Operations on 10 April