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== Summary ==
The '''Abyssinian Campaign''' of 1868 was a punitive expedition following the imprisonment of missionaries and British representatives by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tewodros_II_of_Ethiopia Emperor Tewodros II] of Ethiopia (Theodore). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Napier,_1st_Baron_Napier_of_Magdala 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 [[Battle of Arroghee|Arroghee]] and [[Battle of Magdala|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<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/286/mode/1up William Merewether (1825-1880)]<br>
[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)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/452/mode/2up Henry Wilkins (1828-1896)]<br>
== 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
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Augustus_Goodfellow Capt Charles Goodfellow VC, RE]
*Capt Pottinger, RA
*Lieut Jopp, RE
*Lieut Mortemer, RA
*Lieut Henriel
*Surgeon Lumsdaine
*Asst Surg 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 ==
