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Ashanti War, 1873-1874

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  • Ashanti War, Ghana, 1873: a British soldier resting beneath a mosquito net in a tropical landscape. Wood engraving, 1873.
  • Ashanti War, Ghana, 1873: a British soldier resting beneath a mosquito net in a tropical landscape. Wood engraving, 1873.
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    • Pictures

    Ashanti War, Ghana, 1874: a wounded officer of the 42nd Highlanders being carried to a field hospital. Wood engraving after Melton Prior, 1874.

    Prior, Melton, 1845-1910. | Date: 1874 | Reference: 20784i
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    Ashanti War, Ghana, 1874: sick and wounded British soldiers being evacuated on the Hospital Ship "Victor Emmanuel". Wood engraving by Joseph Nash, 1874.

    | Date: 1874 | Reference: 20801i
    • Books

    A contribution to the medical history of our West African campaigns / by Albert A. Gore.

    Gore, Albert A. (Albert Augustus), 1840-1901. | Date: 1876
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    Ashanti War, Ghana, 1874: wounded British soldiers at Cape Coast, Ghana, lying on litters, being loaded on to boats for transport to hospital ships. Wood engraving after Melton Prior.

    Prior, Melton, 1845-1910 | Date: 1874 | Reference: 20797i
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    Ashanti War, Ghana, 1874: two wounded British soldiers relaxing in a mesh-walled room attached to the outside of the Hospital Ship "Victor Emmanuel". Wood engraving by JN, 1874.

    | Date: 1874 | Reference: 20802i
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