Picture No | 10221686 |
Date | 28 March 1874 |
Description | The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Sir Garnet Wolseley returns home |
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Sir Garnet Wolseley returns to England from the Ashanti expedition. He lands at Portsmouth and is seen here raising his hat and shaking hands. 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. 28 March 1874. page 301 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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