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British Expedition to Kumasi

When: December 1895 to January 1896
Where: Kumasi, Ghana
Part of: Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: Kumasi occupied, Prempeh I deposed and a British protectorate declared

British forces departed Cape Coast in December 1895 and arrived in Kumasi in January 1896, following a route cleared by an advance contingent.

Colonel Sir Francis Scott led the main expeditionary force, which included British and West Indian troops equipped with Maxim guns and artillery. The force traveled along the remnants of the 1874 road, arriving in the Ashanti capital in January 1896.

Sources

Anglo-Ashanti wars Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
Asante Empire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15

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