Anglo-Ashanti Wars

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The Anglo-Ashanti Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts between the British Empire and the Ashanti Empire in present-day Ghana, fought over control of trade, territory, and regional influence in West Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century conflict
series of wars
alsoKnownAs Anglo-Ashanti Wars
surface form: Anglo-Asante Wars
belligerent Ashanti army
British colonial forces
conflictBetween Ashanti Empire
British Empire
countryInvolved Ghana
surface form: Ghana (modern state, as successor territory)

United Kingdom
endTime 1900
ethnicGroupInvolved Ashanti people
hasConsequence eventual annexation of Ashanti territory
imposition of British treaties on Ashanti
increased British control of coastal trade routes
hasEffect decline of Ashanti political power
expansion of British influence in West Africa
integration of Ashanti territory into the British Gold Coast colony
hasPart Anglo-Ashanti Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: First Anglo-Ashanti War

Anglo-Ashanti Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War

Anglo-Ashanti Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Second Anglo-Ashanti War

Anglo-Ashanti Wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Third Anglo-Ashanti War

War of the Golden Stool
historicalPeriod 19th century
locatedIn West Africa
present-day Ghana
mainCause control of territory
control of trade
regional influence in West Africa
notableCommander Asantehene Kofi Karikari
Asantehene Osei Bonsu
Prempeh I
surface form: Asantehene Prempeh I

Frederick Hodgson
Viscount Wolseley
surface form: Garnet Wolseley

Thomas Stamford Raffles
opponent Ashanti Empire
United Kingdom
partOf British colonial expansion in Africa
relatedTo British colonisation of the Gold Coast
Scramble for Africa
result Ashanti Empire became a British protectorate
British victory
consolidation of British control over the Gold Coast
significantPlace Cape Coast
Gold Coast
Kumasi
Pra River
startTime 1823

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Ashanti Empire significantEvent Anglo-Ashanti Wars
Kumasi historicalEventAssociation Anglo-Ashanti Wars
this entity surface form: Ashanti–British conflicts
Redvers Buller conflict Anglo-Ashanti Wars
this entity surface form: Ashanti War
Seaforth Highlanders servedInConflict Anglo-Ashanti Wars
this entity surface form: Third Anglo-Ashanti War
Dodowa historicalEvent Anglo-Ashanti Wars
this entity surface form: Anglo-Ashanti wars
Snider–Enfield rifle usedInConflict Anglo-Ashanti Wars
this entity surface form: Anglo-Ashanti wars
Ashanti seriesOfWars Anglo-Ashanti Wars
Viscount Wolseley participatedIn Anglo-Ashanti Wars
subject surface form: Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
this entity surface form: Third Anglo-Ashanti War
Golden Stool associatedWithConflict Anglo-Ashanti Wars
this entity surface form: Anglo-Ashanti wars
Anglo-Ashanti Wars hasPart Anglo-Ashanti Wars self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: First Anglo-Ashanti War
Anglo-Ashanti Wars hasPart Anglo-Ashanti Wars self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Second Anglo-Ashanti War
Anglo-Ashanti Wars hasPart Anglo-Ashanti Wars self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Third Anglo-Ashanti War
Anglo-Ashanti Wars hasPart Anglo-Ashanti Wars self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War
Anglo-Ashanti Wars alsoKnownAs Anglo-Ashanti Wars
this entity surface form: Anglo-Asante Wars
War of the Golden Stool precededBy Anglo-Ashanti Wars
this entity surface form: Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War
War of the Golden Stool partOf Anglo-Ashanti Wars
this entity surface form: Anglo-Ashanti conflicts
Ashanti people notableWar Anglo-Ashanti Wars
Major-General Sir George Pomeroy Colley servedIn Anglo-Ashanti Wars
subject surface form: George Pomeroy Colley
this entity surface form: Second Anglo-Ashanti War