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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ashanti_Empire
gptkb:Battle_of_Nsamankow
gptkb:Anglo-Ashanti_Wars
gptkb:Kumasi,_Ghana
gptkb:Kumasi_Fort
gptkb:Anglo-Ashanti_wars
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Establishment of British protectorate
Increased tensions between British and Ashanti
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gptkbp:casualties
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High for both sides
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Ashanti_Empire
gptkb:British_Empire
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Alison
gptkb:King_Kofi_Karikari
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influence on Ashanti resistance movements
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gptkbp:date
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1874
January 31, 1874
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gptkbp:duration
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Several weeks
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Ordashu
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Colonial expansion in West Africa
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Marked the decline of the Ashanti Empire
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Battle of Kumasi
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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European colonial policies
Local resistance movements
Previous conflicts in West Africa
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:Documentaries
Museums
Historical literature
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:Sir_Archibald_Alison
gptkb:Sir_Garnet_Wolseley
gptkb:Captain_John_H._H._H._Smith
gptkb:Colonel_Sir_Archibald_H._H._H._Smith
gptkb:Colonel_William_W._H._H._Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_H._H._Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Sir_William_H._H._H._Smith
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_William_F._H._H._Smith
gptkb:Nana_Yaw_Asantewa
gptkb:King_Kofi_Karikari
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gptkbp:legacy
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Continued resistance against colonial rule
Cultural memory in Ashanti society
Formation of modern Ghana
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gptkbp:location
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Kumasi, Ashanti Empire
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Coomassie
gptkb:Battle_of_Elmina
gptkb:Battle_of_Ordashu
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Capture of Kumasi
Destruction of the Ashanti capital
Looting of the Ashanti treasury
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Ashanti-British_Wars
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Amoaful
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gptkbp:primary_source
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British military reports
Ashanti oral histories
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Consolidation of British control in Ashanti
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control over the Ashanti region
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:military_siege
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gptkbp:technology
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gptkb:military_unit
Rifles
Gatling guns
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