"The Anglo-Asante Wars: ‘Hundred Years’ War’ for..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 09 Aug 2015 10:07 p.m. PST |
… Africa's Gold Coast. "Of the many scattered imperial conflicts which comprise the martial history of Africa, most certainly the longest and drawn out conquests & military actions were the wars waged in the Gold Coast, by the British Empire in what is now the Republic of Ghana in West Africa Of the most powerful tribes and cultures, the Asante Empire (alternatively Ashanti or Ashantee) becomes arguably the most powerful military power in all of Africa's history, perhaps only challenged by the Zulu of South Africa and maybe even the Mahdist warriors of Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia in the late 1890's. Starting in the early 1700's with King Osei Tutu and continuing with his successor Opoku Ware, the Asante Empire with its capital at Kumasi, were unquestionably the strongest military presence in West Africa in the 1700's and 1800's. Eventually they would only be rivaled by a modern British Army who campaigned in 1873-1874…"
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Amicalement
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| Tango01 | 10 Aug 2015 10:30 a.m. PST |
Anyone wargame this? Amicalement
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 PaulCollins  | 10 Aug 2015 6:01 p.m. PST |
Castaway Arts used to have some nice 28mm minis for this. I don't know if they're still available though. |
| Tango01 | 10 Aug 2015 11:31 p.m. PST |
Thanks my friend. Amicalement
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