Title

'Sketch Map of the Theatre of War in Ashanti, 1900', c1900. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Sketch Map of the Theatre of War in Ashanti, 1900', c1900. Showing Hodgson's line of retreat, line of advance, 'friendly' towns, rivers, roads and sites of battles. The Anglo-Ashanti wars were fought between the Ashanti Empire and the British Empire and its African allies in what became the Gold Coast, and later, Ghana. The British ultimately prevailed, resulting in the complete annexation of the Ashanti Empire by 1900. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne]

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM23A77_093

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,2Mb (3,9Mb) / 12,9in x 18,7in / 3879 x 5602 (300dpi)

Keywords

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