Historedia
Person

Sir Charles MacCarthy

Events
3
Episodes
4
Years
1823–1831

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sir Charles MacCarthy, 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: British Governor of the Gold Coast

    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.

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

    1824

    Role: British Governor

    1. 22 January 1824 · NsamankowBattle of Nsamankow

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

  3. The First Anglo-Ashanti War ends

    1831

    Role: British governor of the Gold Coast from 1821 who led an invading force in 1823 and was killed by the Asante in 1824

    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.

Sources

  1. Anglo-Ashanti wars Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26
  2. Charles MacCarthy (British Army officer) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26
  3. Asante Empire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15