Wolseley's Ashanti expedition
1873–1874 · Event
Garnet Wolseley marches on Kumasi with a set-piece Victorian expedition, defeats the Asante at Amoaful and burns the capital.
On these timelines: Sub-Saharan Africa, British Empire, Master
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