Which British military operation did Yohannes IV assist?
British expedition to Abyssinia
Battle of Trafalgar
Siege of Khartoum
Crimean War
Answer
The British expedition to Abyssinia, also known as the Second Anglo-Ethiopian War, was a military campaign launched by the British Empire in 1868 in response to the imprisonment of several British subjects by the Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II. Yohannes IV, Then-ruler of Tigray, supported the British force by providing troops and supplies, enabling the successful rescue of the captives and the eventual defeat of Tewodros.
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