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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 [Robert Napier|Lt-Gen Sir Robert Napier]], Commander -in-Chief of the Bombay Army, led 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.

[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/403/mode/1up Donald Stewart] (1828-1896)<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/452/mode/2up Henry Wilkins] (18281824-18961900)<br>

*Corps of G, H & K coys [[Madras Sappers and Miners]]*3rd & 4th coys [[Bombay Sappers and Miners]]*Two coys [[23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|23rd Punjab Regt Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)]]

*G Batt 14th Naval Brigade [[Royal Artillery]]Rocket Battery </div>

When the expedition reached Antalo , Napier redistributed the army in divisions:

==== '''1st Division ===='''<br />

*[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/campabyssiniahostages.htm The hostages] The British Empire<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:British_military_personnel_of_the_Abyssinian_War British Military Personnel] Wikipedia*[http://distantwriting.co.uk/telegraphwar.html Telegraph at War 1854–1868] (distantwriting.co.uk) Scroll down for "British India & Abyssinia 1867-1868" including **an image of [http://distantwriting.co.uk/Documents/Zula%20March%201868.jpg Zula in Abyssinia on the Red Sea, April 1868] A British Indian military base built in a few months, with a new pier and railways, as well as a telegraph into the interior.==== Historical Books ononline ====*[https://archive.org/stream/historyofbritishmap13fort#page/n17/mode/1up Map: The Abyssinian Expedition 1867-1868] from ''A History of the British Army'' by Sir John William Fortescue. Maps and Plans for Volume 13. 1930 Archive.org.*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=PipcAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 ''Abyssinian Expedition''] Volume XLIII ''House of Commons : Accounts and Papers 1867-line 68'' Google Books**[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=PipcAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 Contents], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=PipcAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR3 Contents of the Papers (first 495 pages)], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=PipcAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA499 Further Papers Contents (next 184 pages)] In addition, there are more Papers which are not indexed.*[https://archive.org/details/RoutesAbyssinia00Cook ''Routes in Abyssinia''] by Anthony Charles Cooke, as presented to the House of Commons November 1867. HMSO 1867 Archive.org. Original version, probably incorporated into the House of Commons report [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_00000005BECC British Library digital file] 1867.*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=DypcAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 ''State Papers: Abyssinia''] Volume LXXII ''Accounts and papers of the House of Commons'' 1868 [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=DypcAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 Contents] Google Books*[http://books.google.com/books?id=uqEoAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false ''The British Expedition to Abyssinia''] by Capt Henry Montague Hozier 1869 (Google Books)<br />*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=8zE_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PR2 ''A History of the Abyssinian Expedition''] by Clements Robert Markham 1869 Google Books*''Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia'' by Major Trevenen Holland, Bombay Staff Corps, and Captain Henry Hozier, 3rd Dragoon Guards. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office 1870 [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=5ZNDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP7 Volume I], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=9pNDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 ‪ Volume II] Google Books*[http://archive.org/stream/marchtomagdala00hentgoog#page/n9/mode/1up ''The March to Magdala''] by George Alfred Henty 1868 archive.org*[https://archive.org/details/coomassiemagdala00stan ''Coomassie and Magdala : the story of two British campaigns in Africa''] by Henry M Stanley, Special Correspondent of the ''New York Herald''. 1876 Archive.org *''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers Vol II by Maj-Gen Whitworth Porter 1889'' [http://www.archive.org/stream/historycorpsroy00watsgoog#page/n18/mode/1up The Abyssinian Campaign] archive.org<br />*[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/64/mode/2up ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Abyssinian Campaign 1868''] archive.org<br />*''Forty-one Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief'' by Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar 1900 [http://www.archive.org/stream/fortyoneyearsin00robe#page/298/mode/2up Abyssinian Campaign] archive.org<br />*''Minutes of proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution, Volume 6 1870, pages 167-202'' by Lieutenant E F Chapman (. Google Books)

*[http://www.archive.org/stream/IndianMountainArtillery/mountainartillery#page/n42/mode/1up Abyssinia] mentions the limited role of the only Indian Mountain Battery, but also mentions the British Mountain Batteries. Page 30, ''The History of the Indian Mountain Artillery'' by Brigadier-General C A L Graham 1957 Archive.org. This book is also available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India|Digital Library of India]] website, where the print quality is better.*[http://books.google.com/books?id=nXVDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA506 "Abyssinia"] by Mansfield Parkyns, page 506, ''Journal of the Royal United Service Institution Volume 12'' 1869 Google Books<br />*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MvkRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA140 "Abyssinian Expedition"] by Lieut- Colonel St. Clair Wilkins RE, Commanding Engineer AEF page 140 ''Papers on subjects connected with the duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers Volume 17'' 1869 Google Books*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MvkRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA150 "Sketch of Magdala and the Surrounding Country"] by Lieutenant T J Willans RE page 150 ''Papers on subjects connected with the duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers Volume 17'' 1869 Google Books {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}