The storming of Magdala, Ethiopia, 13 April 1868. Artist: Unknown

The storming of Magdala, Ethiopia, 13 April 1868. Artist: Unknown

1-152-446 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

The storming of Magdala, Ethiopia, 13 April 1868. Troops under the command of General Robert Cornelius Napier, (1810-1890) assaulting the Abyssinian fortress of Magdala. Napier commanded a punitive expedition sent to Abyssinia by the British government in 1867. He succeeded in decisively defeating the Abyssinians as well as liberating a number of captured British diplomats. He was granted a peerage, taking the title First Baron of Magdala, and was made a Field-marshal in 1883. Coloured lithograph from 'The Battle of Abyssinia', divertimento composed by John Pridham c1868.


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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Field Marshal Napier: British: Field Marshal, soldier, civil engineer
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  1. John Pridham: British: Composer

Medium
  1. Lithograph

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World Africa Ethiopia

  1. 08 00 00 N , 039 00 00 E

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2842x3709
File Size : 30,882kb


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  1. 000672
  1. 000672
  1. 0390001391
  1. 1-152-446
  1. 1152446
  1. 1391

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