Picture No | 10221726 |
Date | 9 August 1873 |
Description | An Ashanti village before the 2nd Ashanti war 1873 |
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Normal life in an Ashanti village before the outbreak of the second Ashanti War in 1873-74. 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.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. 9 August 1873. page 128 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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