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Black ThenGold Coast Wars Part 2: The Ga-Fante War of 1811

The Ashanti Empire's wars with other kingdoms during the early 19th century paved the road to the Anglo-Ashanti Wars. The kingdoms the Ashanti often battled were allied with European colonial superpowers of the period. It should be noted that these alliances existed with fingers crossed behind the backs of Europe. Such as… ASHANTI-BRITISH ORAL TREATY Ashanti power […]

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