British Expedition to Abyssinia
The British Expedition to Abyssinia was a rescue mission and punitive expedition carried out in 1868 by the armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, then known as Theodore, imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government in an attempt to get the attention of the British government, which had decided against his requests for military assistance. The punitive expedition launched by the British in response required the transportation of a sizable military force hundreds of miles across mountainous terrain lacking any road system. The formidable obstacles to the action were overcome by the commander of the expedition, General Sir Robert Napier, who was victorious in every battle with the troops of Tewdro
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British Expedition to Abyssinia
The British Expedition to Abyssinia was a rescue mission and punitive expedition carried out in 1868 by the armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, then known as Theodore, imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government in an attempt to get the attention of the British government, which had decided against his requests for military assistance. The punitive expedition launched by the British in response required the transportation of a sizable military force hundreds of miles across mountainous terrain lacking any road system. The formidable obstacles to the action were overcome by the commander of the expedition, General Sir Robert Napier, who was victorious in every battle with the troops of Tewdro
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A Expedição britânica à Abissí ...... ais dispendiosos da história."
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Die Britische Äthiopienexpedit ...... bergigem Gelände ohne Straßen.
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L'expédition britannique en Ét ...... lus coûteuses de l'histoire ».
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The British Expedition to Abys ...... affairs of honour in history."
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Англо-эфиопская война — военны ...... британией в середине XIX века.
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Ethiopian Empire
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British victory at theBattle of Magdala, Theodore II commits suicide
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December 1867 – May 1868
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A Expedição britânica à Abissí ...... as tropas de Tewdros, captura
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Die Britische Äthiopienexpedit ...... bergigem Gelände ohne Straßen.
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L'expédition britannique en Ét ...... lus coûteuses de l'histoire ».
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The British Expedition to Abys ...... ttle with the troops of Tewdro
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Англо-эфиопская война — военны ...... британией в середине XIX века.
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Britische Äthiopienexpedition von 1868
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British Expedition to Abyssinia
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Expedição britânica à Abissínia
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Expédition britannique en Éthiopie
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Англо-эфиопская война
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British Invasion of Abyssinia
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