Art Resource - AR917367

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The storming of Magdala, Ethiopia, 13 April 1868.

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.

Unique Identifier AR917367

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2842px × 3709px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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