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The Ashantee War: the Camp at Prah-Su - native artillery crossing the river..., 1874. Creator: Unknown.

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The Ashantee War: the Camp at Prah-Su - native artillery crossing the river..., 1874. The British Army in West Africa. 'There is news from the head-quarters of Major-General Sir Garnet Wolseley to the 26th January, when it was expected that the British troops would march into Coomassie [Kumasi] on the 23rd. Our Special Artist furnishes several Illustrations of the march from Cape Coast Castle to the banks of the river Prah. The stages and military road stations, in this distance of less than eighty miles, are Inquabim, Accroful, Dunquah, Mansu, Sutah, Yanccomassie, Assin, Barracoe, and Prah-su. Of these stations Dunquah, Mansu, and Prah-su are the most important...In the View of Prah-su, our Artist has shown the camp of huts and tents on the bank of the river, with the General's flag above the head-quarters' residence, and the bridge of planks, constructed by four men of the Royal Marines, with the assistance of native labourers, under the direction of Major Hume. The battery of native artillery, with three small guns, is seen crossing the bridge...The native gunners have been instructed by Royal Artillerymen in the details of their work'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.

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HRM25A32_310

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26,9Mo (2,8Mo) / 31,6cm x 21,3cm / 3732 x 2517 (300dpi)

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