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Incidents of Lord Napier of Magdala's military career, 1890. Creator: P Naumann.

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Incidents of Lord Napier of Magdala's military career, 1890. Portrait from a photograph by Mr. A. Bassano. '1. In the Trenches before Mooltan, 1849. 2. Surrender of the Sikh Chiefs after Goojerat [Gujerat], 1849. 3. Storming of the North Taku Forts in the China War, 1860. 4. Rush for the Residency at Lucknow, Indian Mutiny War, 1857. 5. Storming of Magdala, Abyssinian Expedition, April 13, 1868. At the two sieges of Mooltan he acted as chief engineer, and was severely wounded...he engaged in the pursuit of Tantia Topee, who was taken and executed...An attack was made on the North Fort by the British regiments of the second division, commanded in person by Napier...[He] was appointed to the command of the military expedition to Abyssinia...The march of the army over the rocky highlands of Abyssinia was successfully and rapidly accomplished...The attacking troops resolutely forced their way over the stockade, and, rushing into the fortress, cut down the few Abyssinians, who died fighting bravely to the last...The slaughter of the enemy was great, but our entire loss was only that of ten men wounded...[He was] raised to the Peerage with the title of Lord Napier of Magdala. In 1870 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief in India'. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.

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