An Ashanti Uprising

An accurate and entertaining account of Sir Francis Scott's Ashanti Expedition of 1895-96, vividly portraying the obscene killing fields, the treachery and the debauchery that characterised this gold-rich outpost of the Empire, and building to the final scene when King Prempeh had to undergo the ultimate humiliation in the sight of his chiefs and subjects. Even after Kumassi had been occupied by the British troops, the Ashanti continued to proclaim the invincible greatness of their King. Bu...