Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:war
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Annexation_of_Ashanti
gptkbp:benefits Knowledge of terrain
Naval support
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:caused_by gptkb:Ashanti_resistance_to_British_rule
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Ashanti_Empire
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Francis_Scott
Nana Yaw Akoto
gptkbp:community_impact Formation of colonial government
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:cultural_impact Disruption of Ashanti society
gptkbp:cultural_representation Films and literature
gptkbp:date 1900
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:Treaty_of_Fomena
gptkbp:documentary Justification of colonialism
gptkbp:duration approximately 6 months
gptkbp:economic_impact Exploitation of resources
gptkbp:event_type colonial conflict
gptkbp:historical_analysis Study of colonialism
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkbp:historical_event Controversial legacy
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Local_leaders
Colonial administrators
gptkbp:historical_significance Colonialism debates
End of Ashanti independence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War
gptkbp:impact Increased British control in West Africa
gptkbp:involved_forces Approximately 20,000 troops
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials in Ghana
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Colonial_rule_in_Ghana
gptkbp:legal_issue Resistance to colonial rule
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ashanti_Empire
gptkbp:marketed_as Appeal to nationalism
gptkbp:military_branch Approximately 10,000 troops
gptkbp:military_strategy Use of superior firepower
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Oda
gptkb:Battle_of_Akrokeri
gptkb:Battle_of_Kumasi
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:King_Prempeh_I
gptkb:Sir_Frederick_Hodgson
gptkbp:objective Preservation of sovereignty
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Ashanti-British_Wars
gptkb:Anglo-Ashanti_Wars
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Third_Anglo-Ashanti_War
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Documentaries
Military reports
Historical books
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:research_interest Post-colonial studies
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significant_event Destruction of Kumasi
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_colonization_of_Ashanti
gptkbp:tactics Expansion of British Empire
Guerrilla warfare by Ashanti
Control of Ashanti resources
gptkbp:technology Traditional weapons
Rifles and artillery
gptkbp:year 1900
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Third_Anglo-Ashanti_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5