The Camp at Dunquah, Gold Coast, 1874

Dunquah was one of the towns where the British set up camp on their expedition to defeat the King of Ashanti during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74). In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana, the British attacked and virtually destroyed the Asanti capital of Kumasi, and officially declared Ghana a crown colony on 24 July 1874

Acing Asanti Ashanti Attacked Decades Declared Ghana Kumasi Officially Uneasy Virtually

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