Great Britain And The Ashanti
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Great Britain And The Ashanti
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Author : Don R. Gustafson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
Great Britain And The Ashanti written by Don R. Gustafson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with categories.
The Fall Of The Asante Empire
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Author : Robert B. Edgerton
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-06-15
The Fall Of The Asante Empire written by Robert B. Edgerton and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-15 with Social Science categories.
For the first time, anthropologist Robert Edgerton tells the story of the Hundred-Year War—from 1807 to 1900, between the British Empire and the Asante Kingdom—from the Asante point of view. In 1817, the first British envoy to meet the king of the Asante of West Africa was dazzled by his reception. A group of 5,000 Asante soldiers, many wearing immense caps topped with three foot eagle feathers and gold ram's horns, engulfed him with a "zeal bordering on phrensy," shooting muskets into the air. The envoy was escorted, as no fewer than 100 bands played, to the Asante king's palace and greeted by a tremendous throng of 30,000 noblemen and soldiers, bedecked with so much gold that his party had to avert their eyes to avoid the blinding glare. Some Asante elders wore gold ornaments so massive they had to be supported by attendants. But a criminal being lead to his execution - hands tied, ears severed, knives thrust through his cheeks and shoulder blades - was also paraded before them as a warning of what would befall malefactors. This first encounter set the stage for one of the longest and fiercest wars in all the European conquest of Africa. At its height, the Asante empire, on the Gold Coast of Africa in present-day Ghana, comprised three million people and had its own highly sophisticated social, political, and military institutions. Armed with European firearms, the tenacious and disciplined Asante army inflicted heavy casualties on advancing British troops, in some cases defeating them. They won the respect and admiration of British commanders, and displayed a unique willingness to adapt their traditional military tactics to counter superior British technology. Even well after a British fort had been established in Kumase, the Asante capital, the indigenous culture stubbornly resisted Europeanization, as long as the "golden stool," the sacred repository of royal power, remained in Asante hands. It was only after an entire century of fighting that resistance ultimately ceased.
The History Of Ashanti Kings And The Whole Country Itself And Other Writings
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Author : Prempeh I (King of Ashanti)
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2003
The History Of Ashanti Kings And The Whole Country Itself And Other Writings written by Prempeh I (King of Ashanti) and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
This is a key text for understanding the history of the great West African kingdom of Asante (now in Ghana). It is perhaps the earliest example of history writing in English by an African ruler. The result is an indispensably detailed account of the Asante monarchy from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. Context is provided by the inclusion of other writings by or about Agyeman Prempeh, together with four introductory essays by the world's leading scholars of Asante history.
Ashanti And The Gold Coast
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Author : Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874
Ashanti And The Gold Coast written by Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Ashanti (African people) categories.
The Ashanti War
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Author : Sir Henry Brackenbury
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh ; London : W. Blackwood
Release Date : 1874
The Ashanti War written by Sir Henry Brackenbury and has been published by Edinburgh ; London : W. Blackwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Africa, West categories.
Britain At War With The Asante Nation 1823 1900
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Author : Stephen Manning
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2021-05-12
Britain At War With The Asante Nation 1823 1900 written by Stephen Manning and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-12 with History categories.
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.
The Struggle Between Two Great Queens 1900 1901
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Author : Asirifi-Danquah
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Struggle Between Two Great Queens 1900 1901 written by Asirifi-Danquah and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Ashanti War, 1900 categories.
Yaa Asantewaa And The Asante British War Of 1900 1
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Author : A. Adu Boahen
language : en
Publisher: James Currey Publishers
Release Date : 2003
Yaa Asantewaa And The Asante British War Of 1900 1 written by A. Adu Boahen and has been published by James Currey Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Ashanti War, 1900 categories.
The Asante-British War of 1900-01 is known outside Ghana as the war of the 'Golden Stool'. In Ghana it is known as the Yaa Asantewaa War, after the Queen of Edweso who was its principal inspiration. But while her leadership has been acknowledged in the scholarly literature, up to now her precise role in the war has been unexamined. The eminent Ghanaian historian, A. Adu Boahen, remedies this oversight in this account written for the centenary of the war. With their king and many leading chiefs already in exile, the Asante faced a new crisis in 1900 with the British Governor's demands for additional tribute and the symbolic Golden Stool. It was Nana Yaa Asantewaa who rallied Asante resistance with 'her fiery and provocative speeches and gender-conscious challenges'. A. ADU BOAHEN was Professor Emeritus of History, University of Ghana (Legon), fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts & SciencesBR> North America: Michigan State University Press; Ghana: Sub-Saharan Publishers
Ashanti 1895 96
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Author : Ian McInnes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Ashanti 1895 96 written by Ian McInnes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.
The Drums Of Kumasi
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Author : Alan Lloyd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
The Drums Of Kumasi written by Alan Lloyd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Ashanti (African people) categories.