The 33rd Foot Advancing on Magdala, from 'The British Expedition to Abyssinia', 1868 by English School
© Bridgeman Art Library / The Illustrated London News Picture Library, London, UK
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- The 33rd Foot Advancing on Magdala, from 'The British Expedition to Abyssinia', 1868
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The Battle of Magdala was fought in April of 1868 between British and Ethiopian forces. The British were led by Robert Napier, while the Ethiopians were led by Emperor Tewodros II (1818-68); the British won the battle, and Tewodros committed suicide;
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