The Ashanti War (1873-74) - On board hospital ship

The so-called bird cage walk'. On board the hospital ship Victor Emmanuel'. Two invalids read while recuperating during the Ashanti expedition. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British. Both were trying to secure the coastal town of Elmina on the West Coast of Africa also known as the Gold Coast

Asantehene Ashanti Elmina Fought Invalids Karikari Kofi Recuperating Secure

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