Queen Victoria's Wars
Queen Victoria's Wars

Author: Stephen M. Miller

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-06-17

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1108490123

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Offers a revised and updated history of thirteen of the most significant British conflicts during the Victorian period.

A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia
A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia

Author: Henry Blanc

Publisher:

Published: 1868

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13:

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Pass of Lookum; Fort, mission house, and town of Massowah; Grove house, at Monculloh; Village of Dankora, in Atchefur; Church of Kedus Georgis, and village of Nefasa Agau Medur; Village of Kanoa, in Wandigé; View from Wandigé of Lake Tana ...

March to Magdala
March to Magdala

Author: G. A. Henty

Publisher: The Floating Press

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1775562328

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Later in his career, author G. A. Henty would become world-famous for his gripping action-adventure novels. However, in this, one of his earliest publications, Henty provides a thrilling first-person account of his own experiences and observations as a war correspondent on the front lines of the Abyssinian Expedition to Ethiopia.

Diary of a Journey to Abyssinia, 1868
Diary of a Journey to Abyssinia, 1868

Author: William Simpson

Publisher: Tsehai Publishers

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9780972317214

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The Expedition to Magdala of 1867-1868 was a memorable event in British Military history of warfare in general, and in the history of Ethiopia. Meticulously planned and executed, the campaign was a triumph for its commander, Sir Robert Napier. It was notable for the use of Elephants imported from India, the building of a port railway and the use of breech-loading rifles, the first time they employed in War.