Picture No | 10221703 |
Date | 1874 |
Description | The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Sir Wolseley entering Kumasi |
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Sir Garnet Wolseley entering Kumasi (Coomassie), capital of the Ashanti during its brief capture by the British and native troops. 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. 4 April 1874. page 308 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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