Historedia
Person

Otetfo

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1823–1824

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Otetfo, 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. First Anglo-Ashanti War begins

    1823–1824

    Role: Kidnapped and beheaded by an Ashanti war party on 2 February 1823

    1. Late 1823 · Gold CoastDeclaration of War

      Governor MacCarthy rejected Ashanti negotiations and formally declared war on the Ashanti king in late 1823.

    2. 22 January 1824 · NsamankowBattle of Nsamankow

      MacCarthy's force encountered the main Ashanti army at Nsamankow in January 1824, resulting in a British defeat.

Sources

  1. Anglo-Ashanti wars Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26