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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
"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
Charles MacCarthy (British Army officer)
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Sir Charles MacCarthy, KCMG was an Irish soldier of French and Irish descent, who later was appointed as British military governor to territories in West Africa, including Sierra Leone. His family had
Anglo-Ashanti wars
…Coast was attached to the Crown colony of Sierra Leone with no thought for the 900-mile distance between the two. On 28 March 1821, Brigadier-general Sir Charles MacCarthy arrived at Cape Coast Castle as the new governor with a mandate to shut down some of the more indefensible coastal forts; to ensure that the remaining…
c. 1812 portrait
c. 1812 portrait