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Death of Abyssinian Emperor Theodore II, Tewodros II, committing suicide on Easter Monday, April 13 1868, as the British army stormed Magdalla, British Expedition to Abyssinia, 1867-1868, shooting himself with a pistol gifted to him by Queen Victoria Stock Photo

RMP8M50G–Death of Abyssinian Emperor Theodore II, Tewodros II, committing suicide on Easter Monday, April 13 1868, as the British army stormed Magdalla, British Expedition to Abyssinia, 1867-1868, shooting himself with a pistol gifted to him by Queen Victoria

The body of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, known as Theodore, after his suicide at the end of the Expedition to Abyssinia, 186 Stock Photo

RMC617B1–The body of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, known as Theodore, after his suicide at the end of the Expedition to Abyssinia, 186

Ethiopia: 'Funeral of the Widow of King Theodore at Aikhullet'. Illustration, c. 1868. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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. Stock Photo

RM2B0180F–Ethiopia: 'Funeral of the Widow of King Theodore at Aikhullet'. Illustration, c. 1868. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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.

Tewodros II committing suicide. Tewodros II, baptized Theodore II c. 1818 to 1868. Emperor of Ethiopia. Stock Photo

RMC0FTBK–Tewodros II committing suicide. Tewodros II, baptized Theodore II c. 1818 to 1868. Emperor of Ethiopia.

Portrait of Theodore II (1818-1868), emperor of Abyssinia, Ethiopia. Old XIX century engraved from Journey in Abyssinia Le Tour du Monde 1864 Stock Photo

RM2E3C4FY–Portrait of Theodore II (1818-1868), emperor of Abyssinia, Ethiopia. Old XIX century engraved from Journey in Abyssinia Le Tour du Monde 1864

The War in Abyssinia: King Theodore, as he lay dead at Magdala, April 13, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by Major H. A. Leveson. 'Theodore [Emperor Tewodros II, had] retired within [the fortress of] Magdala, and there awaited the advance of the British...Theodore, who had already dropped his Royal robe of silk to escape observation, fled from the gateway to a retired spot higher up on the citadel...after a desperate resistance, when the British troops forced their way into the fortress, [he] shot himself, putting the pistol into his mouth...His dead body was found...alone on the hill above...From Stock Photo

RM2XAP7H8–The War in Abyssinia: King Theodore, as he lay dead at Magdala, April 13, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by Major H. A. Leveson. 'Theodore [Emperor Tewodros II, had] retired within [the fortress of] Magdala, and there awaited the advance of the British...Theodore, who had already dropped his Royal robe of silk to escape observation, fled from the gateway to a retired spot higher up on the citadel...after a desperate resistance, when the British troops forced their way into the fortress, [he] shot himself, putting the pistol into his mouth...His dead body was found...alone on the hill above...From

Emperor Theodore II granting an audience Stock Photo

RMP8M4YX–Emperor Theodore II granting an audience

Ethiopia: 'The Suicide of Theodore'. Engraving from the 'Illustrated London News', c. 1868. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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. Stock Photo

RM2B0180E–Ethiopia: 'The Suicide of Theodore'. Engraving from the 'Illustrated London News', c. 1868. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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.

Tewodros holding audience, surrounded by lions. Tewodros II, baptized Theodore II c. 1818 to 1868. Emperor of Ethiopia. Stock Photo

RMC0FPPN–Tewodros holding audience, surrounded by lions. Tewodros II, baptized Theodore II c. 1818 to 1868. Emperor of Ethiopia.

Tewodros II. Tewodros holding audience surrounded by lions. Theodore II c 1818 to 1868, Emperor of Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879 Stock Photo

RM2DEECM3–Tewodros II. Tewodros holding audience surrounded by lions. Theodore II c 1818 to 1868, Emperor of Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

The Abyssinian Expedition: the destruction of Magdala, 1868. The stronghold of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia at Magdala '...was burnt, on April 17, at four o'clock in the afternoon, by order of Sir Robert Napier [of the British Army], the troops having left the place shortly before. This operation was executed by Captain Goodfellow, R.E. The gates had been first blown up with gunpowder, and all King Theodore's brass guns, except three or four to be kept for trophies, were at the same time destroyed. Nothing but "a scorched rock" was left of this celebrated Abyssinian fortress. The Stock Photo

RM2XAP6Y8–The Abyssinian Expedition: the destruction of Magdala, 1868. The stronghold of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia at Magdala '...was burnt, on April 17, at four o'clock in the afternoon, by order of Sir Robert Napier [of the British Army], the troops having left the place shortly before. This operation was executed by Captain Goodfellow, R.E. The gates had been first blown up with gunpowder, and all King Theodore's brass guns, except three or four to be kept for trophies, were at the same time destroyed. Nothing but "a scorched rock" was left of this celebrated Abyssinian fortress. The

The suicide of Theodore II, Magdala, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879 Stock Photo

RM2DEED0W–The suicide of Theodore II, Magdala, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

RM2D5HE42–Portrait of Theodore II (1818-1868), emperor of Abyssinia, Ethiopia. Old XIX century engraved from Journey in Abyssinia Le Tour du Monde 1864

Ethiopia: The cross of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia (c. 1818 - 13 April 1868). Illustration from Magazine Pittoresque, 1871. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. The punitive expedition launched in response required the transportation of a sizable military force hundreds of miles across mountainous terrain lacking any road system. Stock Photo

RM2B01803–Ethiopia: The cross of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia (c. 1818 - 13 April 1868). Illustration from Magazine Pittoresque, 1871. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. The punitive expedition launched in response required the transportation of a sizable military force hundreds of miles across mountainous terrain lacking any road system.

The British army find Tewodros's body after his suicide. Tewodros II, baptized Theodore II c. 1818 to 1868. Emperor of Ethiopia. Stock Photo

RMC0FRRJ–The British army find Tewodros's body after his suicide. Tewodros II, baptized Theodore II c. 1818 to 1868. Emperor of Ethiopia.

The British Expedition to Abyssinia: Lake Ashangi from the Antalo Road, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by '...our Correspondent, the Staff Officer'. 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 (also known at the time as Abyssinia). Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, then often referred to by the anglicised name Theodore, had imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government in an attempt to force the British government to comply with his req Stock Photo

RM2XAP6Y5–The British Expedition to Abyssinia: Lake Ashangi from the Antalo Road, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by '...our Correspondent, the Staff Officer'. 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 (also known at the time as Abyssinia). Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, then often referred to by the anglicised name Theodore, had imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government in an attempt to force the British government to comply with his req

RM2E3C5HM–Tewodros II. Tewodros holding audience surrounded by lions. Theodore II c 1818 to 1868, Emperor of Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Henry Stern taken prisoner by Tewodros II in Abyssinia in 1863, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879 Stock Photo

RM2DEECW1–Henry Stern taken prisoner by Tewodros II in Abyssinia in 1863, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Hormuzd Rassam being received by Tewodros II in Abyssinia, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879 Stock Photo

RM2DEECYG–Hormuzd Rassam being received by Tewodros II in Abyssinia, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Ethiopia: Emperor Tewodros II (c. 1818 - 13 April 1868) overseeing the crossing of the Blue Nile. Illustration from H. Rassam's 'Narrative of British Mission to Theodore', 1869. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. The punitive expedition launched from Bombay in upwards of 280 ships, with over 13,000 British and Indian soldiers. Stock Photo

RM2B01804–Ethiopia: Emperor Tewodros II (c. 1818 - 13 April 1868) overseeing the crossing of the Blue Nile. Illustration from H. Rassam's 'Narrative of British Mission to Theodore', 1869. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. The punitive expedition launched from Bombay in upwards of 280 ships, with over 13,000 British and Indian soldiers.

Hormuzd Rassam being received by Tewodros II in Abyssinia in 1868. Hormuzd Rassam, 1826 to 1910. Stock Photo

RMC0FR5X–Hormuzd Rassam being received by Tewodros II in Abyssinia in 1868. Hormuzd Rassam, 1826 to 1910.

Ethiopia: Britannia asks Tewodros II 'Now then, King Theodore! How about those prisoners?' Cartoon in 'Punch' by John Tenniel (28 February 1820 - 26 February 1914), 1867. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. The punitive expedition sailed from Bombay in upwards of 280 steam and sailing ships, carrying over 13,000 British and Indian soldiers. Stock Photo

RM2B01805–Ethiopia: Britannia asks Tewodros II 'Now then, King Theodore! How about those prisoners?' Cartoon in 'Punch' by John Tenniel (28 February 1820 - 26 February 1914), 1867. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. The punitive expedition sailed from Bombay in upwards of 280 steam and sailing ships, carrying over 13,000 British and Indian soldiers.

The British Expedition to Abyssinia: march of the army past Lake Ashangi, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by '...our Correspondent, the Staff Officer...[of] the British Army on the march along the shores of that lake'. 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 (also known at the time as Abyssinia). Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, then often referred to by the anglicised name Theodore, had imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government Stock Photo

RM2XAP70F–The British Expedition to Abyssinia: march of the army past Lake Ashangi, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by '...our Correspondent, the Staff Officer...[of] the British Army on the march along the shores of that lake'. 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 (also known at the time as Abyssinia). Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, then often referred to by the anglicised name Theodore, had imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government

Ethiopia: British Naval ships at Annelsey Bay, Ethiopia, December 1867. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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. Stock Photo

RM2B01806–Ethiopia: British Naval ships at Annelsey Bay, Ethiopia, December 1867. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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 British army find Tewodros's body after his suicide Tewodros II, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879 Stock Photo

RM2DEED08–The British army find Tewodros's body after his suicide Tewodros II, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Henry Stern taken prisoner by Tewodros II in Abyssinia in 1863. Rev. Henry Aaron Stern, 1820 to 1885, British missionary. Stock Photo

RMC0FR02–Henry Stern taken prisoner by Tewodros II in Abyssinia in 1863. Rev. Henry Aaron Stern, 1820 to 1885, British missionary.

The British Expedition to Abyssinia: Major Murray's Armstrong guns crossing the Tacazze Valley, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by '...our Correspondent, the Staff Officer...[of] Major Murray's field battery carried on elephants' backs'. 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 (also known at the time as Abyssinia). Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, then often referred to by the anglicised name Theodore, had imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the Stock Photo

RM2XAP6YE–The British Expedition to Abyssinia: Major Murray's Armstrong guns crossing the Tacazze Valley, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by '...our Correspondent, the Staff Officer...[of] Major Murray's field battery carried on elephants' backs'. 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 (also known at the time as Abyssinia). Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, then often referred to by the anglicised name Theodore, had imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the

Ethiopia: 'Artllery and Elephants on the March'. Illustration by Emile Bayard (1837-1891), c. 1869. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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. Stock Photo

RM2B0180A–Ethiopia: 'Artllery and Elephants on the March'. Illustration by Emile Bayard (1837-1891), c. 1869. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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.

Ethiopia: 'Elephant Artillery at Tekeze Valley'. Illustration by Emile Bayard (1837-1891), c. 1869. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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. Stock Photo

RM2B0180H–Ethiopia: 'Elephant Artillery at Tekeze Valley'. Illustration by Emile Bayard (1837-1891), c. 1869. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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.

United Kingdom/Ethiopia: The 1868 Abyssinia Campaign medal. Photo by Richard Harvey (CC BY-SA 3.0 License). The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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. Stock Photo

RM2B0180P–United Kingdom/Ethiopia: The 1868 Abyssinia Campaign medal. Photo by Richard Harvey (CC BY-SA 3.0 License). The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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.

RM2E3C5MC–The suicide of Theodore II, Magdala, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Relics from Abyssinia: gold and silver chalices, 1868. Two '...objects of interest and value which formed part of the spoil captured by the British army at the storming of Magdala...[One is] a chalice of silver...it was a present from the late Emperor Theodore to one of the churches at Gondar, as recorded in an inscription round the rim...the large chalice, with an inscription in the Amharic language round its bowl and with another on the base...is of solid pure gold...The inscription records its presentation by King Adam Segud, who lived about A.D. 1560, to a church at Gondar, and states its Stock Photo

RM2XAP6JY–Relics from Abyssinia: gold and silver chalices, 1868. Two '...objects of interest and value which formed part of the spoil captured by the British army at the storming of Magdala...[One is] a chalice of silver...it was a present from the late Emperor Theodore to one of the churches at Gondar, as recorded in an inscription round the rim...the large chalice, with an inscription in the Amharic language round its bowl and with another on the base...is of solid pure gold...The inscription records its presentation by King Adam Segud, who lived about A.D. 1560, to a church at Gondar, and states its

Ethiopia: The British Expedition to Abyssinia. Sentry position above Koket-Bir Gate at the Fortress of Magdala, 14-18 April 1868. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. The punitive expedition launched in response required the transportation of a sizable military force hundreds of miles across mountainous terrain lacking any road system. Stock Photo

RM2B01807–Ethiopia: The British Expedition to Abyssinia. Sentry position above Koket-Bir Gate at the Fortress of Magdala, 14-18 April 1868. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. The punitive expedition launched in response required the transportation of a sizable military force hundreds of miles across mountainous terrain lacking any road system.

RM2E3C5M8–Hormuzd Rassam being received by Tewodros II in Abyssinia, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

RM2E3C5KD–Henry Stern taken prisoner by Tewodros II in Abyssinia in 1863, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Ethiopia: A view of the fortress at Magdala, 1868. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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. Stock Photo

RM2B01808–Ethiopia: A view of the fortress at Magdala, 1868. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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.

Ethiopia: 'The Destruction of Magdala'. Engraving from the 'Illustrated London News', c. 1868. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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. Stock Photo

RM2B0180K–Ethiopia: 'The Destruction of Magdala'. Engraving from the 'Illustrated London News', c. 1868. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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.

Ethiopia: 'A Part of the Line of March'. Illustration by an unknown artist, c. 1869. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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. Stock Photo

RM2B0180D–Ethiopia: 'A Part of the Line of March'. Illustration by an unknown artist, c. 1869. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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.

Ethiopia: Map of Upper Nubia and Habesh or Abyssinia, 1882. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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. Stock Photo

RM2B0180M–Ethiopia: Map of Upper Nubia and Habesh or Abyssinia, 1882. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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.

Ethiopia: 'The Weekly Fair at Antalo Hintalo in Tigre'. Illustration by Emile Bayard (1837-1891), c. 1869. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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. Stock Photo

RM2B0180N–Ethiopia: 'The Weekly Fair at Antalo Hintalo in Tigre'. Illustration by Emile Bayard (1837-1891), c. 1869. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. 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.

Ethiopia: 'The Battle Before Magdala'. Illustration from 'British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III' by James Grant (fl. 19th century), c. 1880. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. The punitive expedition launched in response required the transportation of a sizable military force hundreds of miles across mountainous terrain lacking any road system. Stock Photo

RM2B0180B–Ethiopia: 'The Battle Before Magdala'. Illustration from 'British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III' by James Grant (fl. 19th century), c. 1880. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. The punitive expedition launched in response required the transportation of a sizable military force hundreds of miles across mountainous terrain lacking any road system.

RM2B0180C–Ethiopia: 'The Battle Before Magdala'. Illustration from 'British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III' by James Grant (fl. 19th century), c. 1880. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire. Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, also known as 'Theodore', imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government. The punitive expedition launched in response required the transportation of a sizable military force hundreds of miles across mountainous terrain lacking any road system.

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