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== Summary ==
== Summary ==

Revision as of 14:42, 29 January 2011

Abyssinian Campaign
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
Links:
Category: Abyssinian Campaign
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Abyssinian Campaign
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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.

Campaign Forces

British Army

Indian Army

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 "The Abyssinian Expedition" by Lieutenant E F Chapman (Google Books)