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The war grew out of an incident in May 1822 in which an Ashanti trader verbally abused the governor to a policeman, who in turn abused the Ashanti ruler. The policeman was later kidnapped in November. [1] News of Sergeant Otetfo's capture had brought McCarthy back from Sierra Leone, and he landed at the Cape Coast in December 1822.
In the Ashanti-Fante War of 1806–07, the British refused to hand over two rebels pursued by the Ashanti, but eventually handed one over (the other escaped). In the Ga-Fante War of 1811, the Ashanti sought to aid their Ga allies in a war against the Fante and their British allies. The Ashanti army won the initial battles but was forced back by ...
In late 1823, following the disagreements between the Fante and the Ashantis, the British declared war on the king of the Ashanti; after organising the defences of Cape Coast, MacCarthy set out with an expedition of some 80 men of the Royal African Colonial Corps (RACC), 170 men of the Cape Coast Militia, and 240 Fanti tribesmen under their local chiefs.
The First Anglo-Ashanti War (1822–24), was fought over an insult to an Ashanti chief. Sergeant Kujo Otetfo of the British Royal African Colonial Corps, during an argument with an Ashanti trader, "grossly abused the King of Ashanti, and it was this insignificant event that provided the spark that set the whole country in a blaze of war". [ 20 ]
Ashanti–Fante War Ashanti Empire. Holland. Fante Confederacy United Kingdom. 1806 1811 War of Christophe's Secession: Forces of Henri Christophe: Forces of Alexandre Pétion: 1806 1806 Vellore Mutiny: British East India Company: Vellore Sepoys 1807 1809 Anglo-Turkish War (1807–1809) Part of the Napoleonic Wars: Ottoman Empire United Kingdom ...
22 January – First Anglo-Ashanti War: Battle of Nsamankow – forces of the Ashanti Empire crush British forces in the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana), killing the British governor Sir Charles MacCarthy. 20 February – Rev. Professor William Buckland becomes the first person to describe a terrestrial dinosaur in a scientific journal. [1]
Some of the royal artefacts were stolen by British colonisers during the 19th Century Anglo-Ashanti war. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Scene from Third Anglo-Asante War 1874. The Asante also used hammer and anvil tactics in wars such as the third Anglo-Ashanti war. In 1874 a strong British force under Sir Garnet Wolseley, armed with modern rifles and artillery, invaded the territory of the Asante Empire. The Asante did not confront the invaders immediately, and made no major ...