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Third Anglo-Ashanti War, Burning of Kumasi,1874

The Anglo-Ashanti Wars were a series of five conflicts between the Ashanti Empire, in the Akan interior of the Gold Coast (now Ghana), and the British Empire and British-allied African states that took place between 1824 and 1901. The wars were mainly due to Ashanti attempts to establish strong control over the coastal areas of what is now Ghana. Coastal peoples, such as the Fante and the inhabitants of Accra, who were chiefly Ga, came to rely on British protection against Ashanti incursions. The Third Anglo-Ashanti War, also known as the First Ashanti Expedition, lasted from 1873 to 1874. In 1869, a German missionary family and a Swiss missionary had been taken from Togo to Kumasi. They were still being held in 1873. The capital, Kumasi, was abandoned by the Ashanti when the British arrived in early February, 1874, and was briefly occupied by the British. They demolished the royal palace with explosives, leaving Kumasi a heap of smoldering ruins.
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Third Anglo-Ashanti War, Burning of Kumasi,1874
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The Anglo-Ashanti Wars were a series of five conflicts between the Ashanti Empire, in the Akan interior of the Gold Coast (now Ghana), and the British Empire and British-allied African states that took place between 1824 and 1901. The wars were mainly due to Ashanti attempts to establish strong control over the coastal areas of what is now Ghana. Coastal peoples, such as the Fante and the inhabitants of Accra, who were chiefly Ga, came to rely on British protection against Ashanti incursions. The Third Anglo-Ashanti War, also known as the First Ashanti Expedition, lasted from 1873 to 1874. In 1869, a German missionary family and a Swiss missionary had been taken from Togo to Kumasi. They were still being held in 1873. The capital, Kumasi, was abandoned by the Ashanti when the British arrived in early February, 1874, and was briefly occupied by the British. They demolished the royal palace with explosives, leaving Kumasi a heap of smoldering ruins.
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33.4 x 35.6 cm | 13.2 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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