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Britain at war with the Asante Nation 1823-1900 : 'The White Man's Grave' / Stephen Manning.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Manning, Stephen, 1964- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ashanti War, 1822-1831.
- Ashanti War, 1873-1874.
- Ashanti War, 1900.
- Great Britain--History, Military--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- History, Military.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I The Rise of the Asante Nation and the First Conflicts in the Anglo-Asante Wars p. 5
- Early European Contact p. 5
- The Asante Nation p. 6
- The Asante Army p. 8
- Contact and Conflict with the British p. 12
- Governor McCarthy: British Humiliation p. 19
- The Battle of Dodowa and its Aftermath p. 27
- The Governorship of George Maclean p. 30
- The Reign of Kwaku Dua I: Peace and Prosperity p. 32
- A Collapse in Anglo-Asante Relations: Further Conflict p. 33
- Part II Empires Collide: Wolseley's Expedition of 1873-4 p. 37
- Transfer of Dutch Assets to the British p. 38
- The Road to War p. 42
- Invasion p. 45
- British Plans and Preparations p. 51
- Wolseley's Arrival Upon the Gold Coast and First Shots p. 65
- The British are Coming p. 81
- The Four-Pronged Attack p. 84
- The Battle of Amoaful, 31 January 1874 p. 90
- The Dash to Kumasi p. 95
- Glover's Expedition p. 102
- Peace and Laurels p. 103
- Part III The British Dictate p. 107
- Britain's New Role p. 108
- The Weakening of the Asante Nation p. 109
- The Scramble for Africa p. 113
- The Bloodless War p. 118
- The Last Acts of Defiance p. 126
- The Seige of Kumasi p. 134
- The Last Campaign p. 151.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Manning, Stephen, 1964- Britain at war with the Asante Nation 1823-1900.
- ISBN:
- 9781526786036
- 1526786036
- Publisher Number:
- 99988059015
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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