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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Asante-British_War_of_1978
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gptkbp:aftermath
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British consolidation of power in the region
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gptkbp:casualties
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British: 200
Ashanti: 500
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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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inspired local folklore
commemorated in local history
depicted in historical novels
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gptkbp:date
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January 31, 1874
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Kumasi
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the larger context of European colonialism in Africa
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Sir_Garnet_Wolseley
gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Alison
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Metcalfe
Nana Osei Bonsu
Nana Yaw Akoto
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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marked a turning point in the Ashanti-British Wars
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Battle of Mampong Ridge
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gptkbp:legacy
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increased tensions between British and Ashanti forces
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Mampong_Ridge,_Ghana
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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divide and conquer
use of local allies
logistical support from coastal bases
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gptkbp:outcome
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establishment of British colonial rule
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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_Ordashu
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gptkbp:primary_source
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military reports
diaries of soldiers
colonial government documents
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Amoaful
gptkb:Battle_of_Nsamankow
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Ashanti_War
Battle of Essaman
Battle of Abakrampa
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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part of the British campaign to annex the Ashanti Empire
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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control over the Ashanti territory
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gptkbp:tactics
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flanking maneuvers
artillery bombardment
infantry assault
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