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Battle of Magdala
Part of Abyssinian Campaign
Date:	15 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

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 [[Category:Battles|Magdala, Battle of]]
+{{Battles_Infobox
+|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1868_Expedition_to_Abyssinia Abyssinian Campaign]
+|date=15 April 1868
+|location=Arogi Plateau, Amhara, Ethiopia
+|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]
+|result=British victory
+|territory=
+|combatant1=British Indian Army
+|combatant2=Abyssinians
+|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Napier,_1st_Baron_Napier_of_Magdala Sir Robert Napier]
+|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tewodros_II_of_Ethiopia Emperor Theodore II]
+|strength1=
+|strength2=
+|casualties1=
+|casualties2=
+}}
+== External Links ==
+[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/africancampaigns/campabyssinia.htm The British Empire - Abyssinian Campaign]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_JaMy4u-npcC&pg=PA20&dq=Magdala&as_brr=3&ei=fQL2SPbZLJKQzQS-jvjZDw&sig=ACfU3U3FszJWDyZrIp_n91j3Zntn54Syhg#PPA20,M1 Google Books - Storming of Magdala]<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/biography/napier.htm THe British Empire - Sir Robert Napier]