The Siege of Magdala

Abyssinia Campaign

In 1868, a petty diplomatic dispute between Queen Victoria and Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia led to one of the most bizarre military campaigns in history. Lieutenant General Robert Napier gathered expedition of 13,000 Indian and British troops, 26,000 camp followers, and 40,000 animals, to storm the Magdala fortress of Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II.

Victoria's Secret

During the British War in 1868, of called the Abyssinia Campaign. Queen Victoria commissioned Thomas Jones Barker in 1861 to portray her in the act of presenting a Bible to the African Prince. Barker called his painting, "The Secrets of England's Greatness".

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The Looting of Ethiopian Cultural Treasures

After the Magdala expedition ended, many stolen objects, cultural artifacts, and art objects found their way, into state and private collections, family possessions, and the hands of ordinary soldiers. Most of the books and manuscripts went to the British Museum or the Bodleian Library in Oxford, a few went to the Royal Library in Windsor Castle, smaller