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Anglo-Ashanti wars

series of wars

8 dated entries naming Anglo-Ashanti wars, drawn from 6 separate years between 1823 CE and 1900 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as First Anglo-Ashanti War, Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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19th century

  • 1823The first Anglo-Ashanti War begins.source
  • 1824January 21 – 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.source
  • 1824August 7 – The First Anglo-Ashanti War ends when forces of the Ashanti Empire flee the field.source
  • 1831April 27 – Ending of the First Anglo-Ashanti War (1823–1831).source
  • 1895The Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War begins.source
  • 1896January 17 – Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British redcoats enter the Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed.source
  • 1896August 27 – Britain establishes a Protectorate over the Ashanti people concluding the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War.source
  • 1900December 5 – The final Anglo-Ashanti War, "War of the Golden Stool", is declared over. Most of the British troops and Governor James Willcocks depart the city of Kumasi.source

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