Picture No | 10221687 |
Date | 28 March 1874 |
Description | The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Dinner at Cape Coast Castle. |
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Officers having returned from 'the bush' enjoy a 'civilised' meal at Cape Coast Castle during the expedition to defeat the Ashanti. 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 Graphic. 28 March 1874, by Samuel John Nash. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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