The Fall Of The Asante Empire
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| Originally published | 1995 |
| Authors | Robert B. Edgerton |
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| ID | 2400748 |
About The Fall Of The Asante Empire
In 1817, the first British envoy to meet the king of the Asante of West Africa was dazzled by his reception. A group of 5,000 Asante soldiers, many wearing immense caps topped with three foot eagle feathers and gold ram's horns, engulfed him with a "zeal bordering on phrensy, " shooting muskets into the air. . . .