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

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Prowse Point St Yvon Christmas Memorial Area with footballs

Prompted by the 100th Anniversaries of the battles of WW1, much interest in the Truces that took place beteen the enemies at Christmas 1914, particulary in this area, has led to the development beside CWGC Prowse Point Cemetery of a Memorial Area. The flat stone marker was inaugurated on 11 December 2014 by UFA President Michel Platini. There are re-created trench lines, a bunker and barbed wire. The footballs commemorate the famous match here near St Yvon. Date: 2003

© Holts Battlefield Collection / Mary Evans

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

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

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