Download or read book The First Ashanti War 1823 31 written by H. I. Ricketts and published by Leonaur Limited. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Empire's open West African sore As the 19th century progressed the inexorable expansion of the British Empire gained momentum across the globe. Imperial ambitions invariably resulted in British naval and military forces coming into conflict with indigenous peoples, who understandably resented intrusions into their territories and traditional ways of life. How problematic the resulting conflict proved to be for the British depended on two factors-the martial abilities of their opponents and the difficulty of the terrain for military operations. The more troublesome these factors were, particularly when combined, then the more likely it was that there would be no easy final outcome. It is significant that the first hostile engagements against the Ashanti tribe, of the West African Gold Coast region, broke out in 1806 and conflict with the British continued throughout the century-in at least five wars-until the final Ashanti defeat in 1900 and the incorporation of Ashanti territories into the Gold Coast colony in 1902. This book concentrates on the First Anglo-Ashanti War of 1823-31. It followed a pattern for British imperial wars with captured officers beheaded, bitter fighting in dense jungle with no favourable outcome guaranteed, and tropical diseases which reduced British numbers far more effectively than open battle ever could. The initial part in this Leonaur book is a first hand account of the conflict based on personal experience, and this is followed by a brief overview of the campaign, that adds perspective, by the eminent historian of the British Army, Sir John Fortescue. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

Download or read book The Ashantee Campaign written by Winwood Reade and published by . This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonial warfare on the Dark Continent The British Empire rapidly spread it's influence throughout the globe during the nineteenth century. Predictably these intrusions rarely found favour with the indigenous populations and so, inevitably, the imperial interests of power and commerce were reinforced by the imposition of military and naval might courtesy of the British Army and the Royal Navy. British interests in West Africa proved to be no exception to the rule and the so called 'Ashanti Wars' were fought with varying degrees of savagery and through eight campaigns from 1806 until 1900. This book is about the Third Anglo-Ashanti War which was fought during 1873-74. Garnet Wolseley, commanding a force of British, West Indian and local forces marched against the Ashanti who had invaded British territory. The campaign gained particular notoriety because it occurred during the golden age of newspaper correspondents and was covered by both G. A. Henty and Henry Morton Stanley. It made Wolseley's reputation and he became a household name. The conflict was made singular by the nature of the terrain-often thick jungle-across which it was fought and by it's exotic protagonists and this makes it a subject of particular interest for students of the colonial wars in the Victorian era. The outcome of the war was, perhaps, predictable and the British both occupied the enemy capital Kumasi and then burnt it down as an object lesson. This book is particularly useful because the author was an eyewitness to the storming of Amoaful by the Black Watch, the storming of Ordahsu by the Rifle Brigade and the fall of the capital. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.

Download or read book The Ashanti War 1874 Volume 1 written by Captain Henry Brackenbury and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Brackenbury was a brilliant staff officer - one of the “Garnet Ring” that surrounded the famous General Sir Garnet Wolsey. This is a very serious and detailed two-volume account of the brief but bloody Ashanti campaign - containing a lot of background and logistics. The Ashanti War came about after the armies of the ambitious Ashanti Empire moved south, attacking coastal tribes in the Gold Coast under British protection. After naval forces had failed to deter them, a military expedition was mounted under Wolseley, including soldiers from the Rifle Brigade, the Black Watch and the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Garnet moved against the Ashanti early in 1874, twice defeated them, and occupied their capital Kumasi. In the wake of the defeat, other small tribes asserted their independence and eventually Britain, after restoring oirder, was compelled to add the Gold Coast to the dominions fo the British Empire. Losses in the war were an estimated 1,000 British and 2,000 Ashantis.

Download or read book The Ashantee War written by John Frederick Maurice and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ashanti War written by Henry Brackenbury and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ashantee War written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Download or read book Narrative of the Ashantee War written by H. I. Ricketts and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Drums of Kumasi written by Alan Lloyd and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Story of the Ashanti Campaign written by William Winwood Reade and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wolseley and Ashanti written by Ian Frederick William Beckett and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ashanti (Asante) War of 1873-74, reported on byfamous war correspondents such as Henry Morton Stanleyand G.A. Henty, was seen as a model campaign. It was wonat modest cost in expenditure and lives and wasinstrumental in the confident projection of Britishmilitary power across the Empire. It also made ahousehold name of Wolseley - Gilbert and Sullivan's `verymodel of a modern Major General'. Wolseley's previouslyunpublished campaign journal and correspondence proved arich and compelling account of the problems of Victoriancampaigning, as well as new insight into the complexcharacter of `our only General'.

Download or read book The Story of the Ashantee Campaign written by William Winwood Reade and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ashantee War written by Richard Congreve and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ashantee War written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Download or read book Sagrenti War written by Joseph Emmanuel Condua-Harley and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book By Sheer Pluck written by George Alfred Henty and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Britain at War with the Asante Nation 1823 1900 written by Stephen Manning and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative military history chronicles the significant but overlooked colonial wars between the British and the Asante of West Africa. Throughout the nineteenth century, Britain fought three major wars, and two minor ones, with the Asante people of West Africa. Like the Zulus, the Asante were a warrior nation who offered a tough adversary for the British regulars. And yet these wars are rarely studied and little understood. In this insightful and vividly detailed volume, Stephen Manning sheds much-needed light on the history of this neglected colonial conflict. In the war of 1823–6, the British endured a defeat so absolute that the British governor’s head was severed and taken to the Asante king. Fifty years later, Sir Garnet Wolseley overcame many of the challenges British expeditionary forces faced in the jungle region known as ‘The White Man’s Grave’. Finally, the 1900 campaign culminated in the epic defeat of the Asante at the British fort in Kumasi. Stephen Manning’s account, which is based on Asante as well as British sources, offers a fascinating view from both sides of one of the most remarkable and protracted struggles of the colonial era.

Download or read book The Ashantee War written by John Frederick Maurice and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: