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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. 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.
== Campaign Forces ==
==== Historical Books on-line ====
[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 od Kandahar 1900 [http://www.archive.org/stream/fortyoneyearsin00robe#page/298/mode/2up Abyssinian Campaign] archive.org<br />
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Abyssinian Campaign 1868]]
[[Category:Abyssinian Campaign| Abyssinian Campaign]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Abyssinian Campaign]]
