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| Picture No | 10221696 |
| Date | 14 March 1874 |
| Description | The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Ashanti prisoners of war. |
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Ashanti prisoners of war huddled next to a hut being guarded by native soldiers. Two British officers are in the background. 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. 14 March 1874. page 240 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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