The Ashanti Medal was sanctioned in October 1901 and was the first campaign medal authorised by Edward VII. This medal was created for those troops engaged in the Third Ashanti Expedition, also known
Obverse and reverse of the medal
The War of the Golden Stool, also known as the Yaa Asantewaa War, the Third Ashanti Expedition, the Ashanti Uprising, or variations thereof, was a campaign in 1900 during the series of conflicts betwe
Ashanti Medal
…the first campaign medal authorised by Edward VII. This medal was created for those troops engaged in the Third Ashanti Expedition, also known as the War of the Golden Stool. This expedition lasted from March – December 1900, with the final outcome that the Ashanti maintained its de facto independence. Ashanti was made a…
Typical fight in the forest, Anglo-Ashanti War of 1900 (Battles of the nineteenth century, 1901)
An The Golden Stool in 1935
Ashanti War in 1900 (Battles of the nineteenth century, 1901)
General Sir James Willcocks, KCMG, DSO, and staff, at the entrance to the fort at Kumasi