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Chief Scout Sir Charles Maclean in Ghana, West Africa, with the Kumasi Welcome Party, and the Asantehene, Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, March 1965. Date: 1965
Prempeh I - son of the late King of AshantiOtumfuo Nana Prempeh I (1870-1931), (Kwaku Dua III Asamu) - an Asantehene ruler of the Oyoko Abohyen Dynasty of the Akan state of Ashanti. circa 1910s
Prempeh I and his court- son of the late King of AshantiOtumfuo Nana Prempeh I (1870-1931), (Kwaku Dua III Asamu), with his court - an Asantehene ruler of the Oyoko Abohyen Dynasty of the Akan state of Ashanti. Date: 1900
An Ashanti village before the 2nd Ashanti war in 1873Normal life in an Ashanti village before the outbreak of the second Ashanti War in 1873-74. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
Interior of an Ashanti hut sketched before the 2nd Ashanti WInterior of an Ashanti hut sketched before the second Ashanti War. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene)
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Ashanti prisoners of warAshanti prisoners of war huddled next to a hut being guarded by native soldiers. Two British officers are in the background
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Inspecting troops at PrahsuBritish officers inspecting Kossohs, or warriors from a tribe hostile to the Ashanti, at the British camp based at Prahsu
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - On board hospital shipThe so-called bird cage walk. On board the hospital ship Victor Emmanuel. Two invalids read while recuperating during the Ashanti expedition
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - a bush fightThe Ashanti and British engaged in a bush fight in the jungle with fireamrs. The Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was fought between King Asantehene
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Storming a villageLord Gifford and advance scouts. using guns, storm a village during their advance on the Ashanti. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Naval Brigade in KumasiThe Naval Brigade clearing the streets of Kumasi (Coomassie) the capital of the Ashanti. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Artillery park in PrahsuThe artillery park in the British camp at Prahsu. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Sir Wolseley receives news fromSir Garnet Wolseley surrounded by British and native soliders and bearers receives news from the front in the war against the Ashanti
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Sir Garnet Wolseley returns homeSir Garnet Wolseley returns to England from the Ashanti expedition. He lands at Portsmouth and is seen here raising his hat and shaking hands
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Sir Wolseley entering KumasiSir Garnet Wolseley entering Kumasi (Coomassie), capital of the Ashanti during its brief capture by the British and native troops
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Arrival of the Naval Brigade atArrival of the Naval Brigade in camp at Prahsu (on the river Prah, which had to be crossed to reach the coast). The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - British headquarters at AmoafulThe British headquarters, with British officers and native soldiers, at the Battle of Amoaful. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Advancing on KumasiThe British and native soldiers advancing on Kumasi (Coomassie). The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - paying woman portersHere women porters or carriers from the Fante tribe (under British protection) are being paid at Cape Coast Castle. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Dinner at Cape Coast CastleOfficers having returned from the bush enjoy a civilised meal at Cape Coast Castle during the expedition to defeat the Ashanti
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - making a road to KumasiBritish overseer giving instructions to tribesmen who are cutting down trees and making a road to the Ashanti capital, Kumasi
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Sharpening cutlasses at PrahsuThe British contingent at camp in Prahsu making preparations for war, sharpening cutlasses. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Native soldiers recreationNative soldiers playing at warry during a lull in hostilities. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British
Female fashions at Cape Coast Castle - The 2nd Ashanti WarNative female fashions at Cape Coast Castle, garrison and headquarters of the British colonialists till 1877. This sketch was made during the second Ashanti War
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Lord Gifford and scouts on the ALord Gifford and advance scouts on the Adansi hills being warned by an Ashanti priest not to go forward. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - The Black Watch in actionThe 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
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Correspondents Quarters at PrahNewspaper correspondents quarters in the camp at Prahsu. The man seated is the Times correspondent. Of the three men standing together represent, from left to right, the New York Herald
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Conference with native kingA conference between the British and a native king. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Setting fire to a villageLord Giffords scouts setting fire to a village and destroying houses during their advance on the Ashanti. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - British forces arrive homeArrival of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Portsmouth from the Ashanti expedition. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Special Artist and native chiefThe Illustrated London News Special Artist drinking to the Queens health with the Abrakrampa Native Chief. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - fixing telegraph wiresFixing telegraph wires on the road to the Prah river. The Ashanti warriors had crossed this river to reach the coast where they tried to maintain a stronghold
The King of Ashanti and his executionersThe King of the Ashanti people, Asantehene, with his executioners. The second Ashanti War was waged against this King and the British who wanted to secure the coast of West Africa