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'The Abyssinian Expedition,1868: Battle of Arogee, on Good Friday, April 10', 1901. Creator: Unknown.

'The Abyssinian Expedition,1868: Battle of Arogee, on Good Friday, April 10', (1901). British soldiers at Magdala in the Ethiopian Empire, historically known as Abyssinia. The 1868 British Expedition to Abyssinia, a rescue mission and punitive expedition, was carried out by the armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. The British laid siege to the fortress of Magdala on 13 April. The fortress can be seen in the distance, beyond the plateau of Arogye ('Arogee'). From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901].

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'The Abyssinian Expedition,1868: Battle of Arogee, on Good Friday, April 10', 1901. Creator: Unknown.

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'The Abyssinian Expedition,1868: Battle of Arogee, on Good Friday, April 10', (1901). British soldiers at Magdala in the Ethiopian Empire, historically known as Abyssinia. The 1868 British Expedition to Abyssinia, a rescue mission and punitive expedition, was carried out by the armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. The British laid siege to the fortress of Magdala on 13 April. The fortress can be seen in the distance, beyond the plateau of Arogye ('Arogee'). From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901]

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34.5 x 34.5 cm | 13.6 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)

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