Katamanso War
The Katamanso War, also known as the Battle of Dodowa, was a war that several tribes united with the British, fought and prevented Ashantis from dominating the coast in 1824. Numerous tribes in the Gold Coast such as the Fantes, Ga, Akyems, Adas were led by the British army to fight the Ashantis. It is classified as one of the "Anglo-Ashanti Wars" according to historical evidence at the National Archives.
| Battle of Dodowa | |||||||
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| Part of Anglo-Ashanti wars | |||||||
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Netherlands Denmark | Ashanti Empire | ||||||
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30.000 Reserves:8.000 Royal guard:2.000 | ||||||
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