The Ashanti War (1873-74) - fixing telegraph wires

Fixing telegraph wires on the road to the Prah river. The Ashanti warriors had crossed this river to reach the coast where they tried to maintain a stronghold. 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 Fixing Fought Karikari Kofi Maintain Prah Reach Secure Stronghold Wires

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