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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:British_Expedition_to_Abyssinia
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gptkbp:casualties
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minimal for British
heavy for Abyssinians
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Emperor_Tewodros_II
gptkb:Sir_Robert_Napier
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gptkbp:consequence
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looting of Magdala
return of some artifacts to Ethiopia
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gptkbp:endDate
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1868
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gptkbp:hostagesRescued
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European missionaries
British diplomats
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Abyssinian Expedition
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Abyssinia
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Navy
Indian Army
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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suicide of Emperor Tewodros II
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gptkbp:notableArtifactTaken
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gptkb:Magdala_treasures
manuscripts
crowns
religious objects
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Magdala
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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difficult terrain
engineering feats
use of elephants and mules for transport
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gptkbp:notableLogistics
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construction of a port at Zula
construction of a railway
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gptkbp:notableParticipant
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gptkb:Edward_Lear
Henry M. Stanley
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gptkbp:notablePublication
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accounts by Henry M. Stanley
official report by Sir Robert Napier
sketches by William Simpson
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gptkbp:organizedBy
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gptkb:British_Empire
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gptkbp:precededBy
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imprisonment of British subjects by Tewodros II
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gptkbp:purpose
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rescue of hostages
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Victorian_era
British colonial history
history of Ethiopia
Anglo-Ethiopian relations
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:route
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from Zula on the Red Sea to Magdala
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gptkbp:startDate
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1867
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:General_Robert_Napier
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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