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Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
[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/145/mode/1up John Field (1821-1899)<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/145/mode/1up John Field] (1821-1899)<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)<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/286/mode/1up William Merewether] (1825-1880)<br>
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== Advance Brigade ==
== Advance Brigade ==
'''Col Sir John Field''', 10th Bombay NI commanding
'''Col Sir John Field''', 10th Bombay NI commanding
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*[[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry|3rd Regt of Bombay Light Cavalry]]
 
*[[10th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry|10th Bombay Native Infantry]]
 
*No 1 Company of [[Bombay Native Foot Artillery|Bombay Native Artillery]]
*Nos 3 & 4 Coys of [[Bombay Sappers and Miners]]
*Division of Land Transport Corps
*Part of Commissariat Corps


== Campaign Forces ==
== Campaign Forces ==

Revision as of 16:39, 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
See our interactive map of
Abyssinian Campaign
locations and routes on Google Maps


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)]
John Field (1821-1899)
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

Naval Squadron

Advance Brigade

Col Sir John Field, 10th Bombay NI commanding

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 by Lieutenant E F Chapman (Google Books)