Picture No | 10221701 |
Date | 1874 |
Description | The Ashanti War (1873-74) - The Black Watch in action |
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The Black Watch fighting in the forest of Ashanti, from the picture by Louis Desanges. 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 | Engraving by Louis Desanges in The Illustrated London News. 1 August 1874 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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