Historedia
Group or institution

Ashanti Empire

Events
3
Episodes
3
Years
1824–1863

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ashanti Empire, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Nsamankow: Ashanti defeat British forces under MacCarthy

    1824

    Role: Combatant

    1. 22 January 1824 · NsamankowBattle of Nsamankow

      Ashanti forces defeated British troops under MacCarthy, killing the governor and taking his head as a trophy.

  2. The First Anglo-Ashanti War ends

    1831

    Role: Akan State and Military Power

    1. 1831 · Gold CoastTreaty of 1831 and Peace

      A treaty in 1831 established the Pra River as the border, ending the First Anglo-Ashanti War and initiating thirty years of peace.

  3. Second Anglo-Ashanti war begins

    1863

    Role: Combatant

    1. 1863 · Pra RiverAshanti Force Crosses Pra River

      A large Ashanti force crossed the Pra River in 1863 to search for the fugitive Kwesi Gyana, initiating the Second Anglo-Ashanti war.

Sources

  1. Battle of Nsamankow Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
  2. Asante Empire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  3. Anglo-Ashanti wars Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26
  4. Anglo-Ashanti wars Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05