The Ashanti War (1873-74) - British forces arrive home
Arrival of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Portsmouth from 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
Picture No
10221680
Media ID
46016873
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4792px x 5042px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News. 28 March 1874. p. 1 whole. By Charles Robinson
Date
28 March 1874
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