Picture No | 10221664 |
Date | 14 March 1874 |
Description | The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Setting fire to a village. |
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Lord Gifford's scouts setting fire to a village and destroying houses during their advance on 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 Illustrated London News. 14 March 1874, page 248 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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