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Senafe, 1868

Watercolour by Lieutenant Cornelius Francis (Frank) James, Bombay Staff Corps, 1868.

James painted this view of the depot at Senafe during the advance of Lieutenant-General Sir Robert (later Field Marshal Lord) Napier's expeditionary force to Emperor Tewodros II (or King Theodore) of Abyssinia's capital at Magdala. Although the engineers laid a railway and built a road part of the way into the interior of the country, Napier's men still had to traverse over 400 miles (640 km) of difficult country to get to Magdala. James served with the Bombay Staff Corps during the expedition.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1990-01-69-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1990-01-69-1