Battle of Magdala

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Battle of Magdala
Part of Abyssinian Campaign
Date: 15 April 1868
Location: Magdala, 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

External Links

Abyssinian Campaign The British Empire
Abyssinian Campaign Wikipedia
Storming of Magdala Google Books
Sir Robert Napier The British Empire

Historical books on-line

Minutes of proceedings of the Royal artillery institution, Volume 6 by Royal Artillery Institution (Woolwich, London, England) 1870 Storming of Magdala Google Books
The British Expedition to Abyssinia by Capt Henry Montague Hozier 1869 Capture of Magdala Google Books
Record of the expedition to Abyssinia, Volume 2 by Maj Holland & Capy Hozier 1870 Operations on 13 April