. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . first entered the fortress of Mag-dala, and, taking the defenders in flank, drove them up a narrowpath leading to another gateway, seventy yards higher this the leading men of the 33rd rushed, and, beingfollowed by the whole regiment, the summit was quickly occu-pied, and the standard of England was planted on followers now threw down their arms, and asked forquarter. This fortress of Magdala, so easily captured, was one of thestrongest which could be found in the world.
. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . first entered the fortress of Mag-dala, and, taking the defenders in flank, drove them up a narrowpath leading to another gateway, seventy yards higher this the leading men of the 33rd rushed, and, beingfollowed by the whole regiment, the summit was quickly occu-pied, and the standard of England was planted on followers now threw down their arms, and asked forquarter. This fortress of Magdala, so easily captured, was one of thestrongest which could be found in the world. At the outer gateway several of Theodores chiefs were founddead. Among them Ras Engedda, who had proposed the mas-sacre of the European prisoners. It appears that when RasEngedda fell, Theodore divested himself of his gold-brocadedmantle and hurried farther up the fortress. As soon as the outergateway was carried Theodore shot himself with a pistol, andfell dead. All Theodores guns, thirty-seven in number, were captured,and the whole (with the exception of one 56-pounder, which MAP ~ J —. >-Wounded. Received contusioDs. 1868.] MADEAS ENGINEERS. 465 had burst on the 10th April), were found serviceable, and wellsupplied with ammunition. The British casualties were trifling :— Major Pritchard, Corporal Hobson, Sapper Dennis, 5 men 33rd, 1 Madras Sapper, 1 of Light Cavalry, Captain Elliott, Madras Sappers,\ Cornet Dalrymple, attached to Madras Sappers,Corpl. Fielding, Madras Sappers,Sergeant Dean, Morgan, At the action of Arogi Captain Roberts and three men of 4thKings Own, and thirteen men of 23rd Punjabees were wounded. At the time of the capture of Magdala nearly all the postswere being pressed by the Abyssinians. Senafe, Adigerat, Goona-Goona, Agula, Belago, Makhan, Ashangi, and Dildi garrisonshad frequently at this time to repel casual attacks made onthem. Had Napiers force been unsuccessful, and com-pelled to retire to the coast, the attacks w
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