Enemies Gallery

Fante Soldiers serving with the British against the Ashanti

Soldiers from the Fante tribe who served under the British in their war against the Ashanti empire on the Gold Coast. In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana, the British attacked and virtually destroyed the Asanti capital of Kumasi, and officially declared Ghana a crown colony on 24 July 1874. They did this with the help of their alliances with tribes such as the Fante who were enemies of the Ashanti

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Sallust (86-35 BC). Jugurthine War. Engraving

Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus) (86-35 BC). Roman politician and historian. Jugurthine War (111-104 BC). Engraving depicting the battle between the army of Jugurtha and the Roman legions of Consul Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus. Edition of 1772. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

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WW1 - Zeppelin holding up Norwegian Vessel, North Sea, 1915

WW1 - An illustration from a German paper, showing a German airship holding up a Norwegian steamer, the Muyrek, in the North Sea. As seen in the image, a small boat has either been lowered from the Zeppelin to search the steamer, or has been lowered from the steamer by order of the Zeppelin for their crew. On top of the Zeppelin is a platform with a machine-gun and two men in charge who are on guard during the operation. Date: 1915

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