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Alexander Gordon Laing
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Major Alexander Gordon Laing was a Scottish explorer and the first European to reach Timbuktu, arriving there via the north-to-south route in August 1826. He was killed five weeks after he departed Ti
Alexander Gordon Laing
Alexander Gordon Laing
Gordon Laing's house in Timbuktu
Gordon Laing's house in Timbuktu
Anglo-Ashanti wars
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The Anglo-Ashanti wars were a series of five conflicts that took place between 1824 and 1900 between the Ashanti Empire—in the Akan interior of the Gold Coast—and the British Empire and its African al
Alexander Gordon Laing
…was, however, able to fix it with approximate accuracy. In 1824 he was granted the local rank of major in Africa only. He took an active part in the Ashanti War of 1823-24, and was sent home with the despatches containing the news of the death in action of Sir Charles MacCarthy. While in England in 1824, Laing…
"Defeat of the Ashantees, by the British forces under the command of Coll. Sutherland, July 11th 1824"
"Defeat of the Ashantees, by the British forces under the command of Coll. Sutherland, July 11th 1824"
A bush fight,[clarification needed] Third Anglo-Ashanti War. The Graphic 1874
A bush fight,[clarification needed] Third Anglo-Ashanti War. The Graphic 1874
The 1874 burning of Kumasi
The 1874 burning of Kumasi
Wounded soldiers being conveyed to hospital ships
Wounded soldiers being conveyed to hospital ships