Historedia
Person

Francis Scott

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1895–1896

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Francis Scott, 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. Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War begins

    1895–1896

    Role: Commander of the expeditionary force

    1. December 1895 · Gold CoastBritish Ultimatum and Departure

      Britain initiated the war citing unpaid fines from 1874, prompting the Asante rejection of protectorate status and the departure of British forces from Cape Coast.

    2. December 1895 to January 1896 · KumasiMarch to Kumasi

      Colonel Sir Francis Scott led troops from Cape Coast to Kumasi, utilizing a route cleared by Robert Baden-Powell's advance contingent.

    3. January 1896 to 22 January 1896 · KumasiOccupation and Humiliation

      Governor William Maxwell arrived in Kumasi, where King Prempeh I was humiliated, and the British force departed the capital on 22 January 1896.

Sources

  1. Anglo-Ashanti wars Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05