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Battle of Amoaful

Battle of Amoaful was a battle fought on 31 January 1874 at West Africa, in what is now Ghana. It was part of Third Anglo–Asante War, which ran from 1873 to 1874. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 1,509 Europeans and 708 natives against Estimated at 5000 - 8000.

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The 1874 en:Battle of Amoaful, between the United Kingdom and the Ashanti Empire.
The 1874 en:Battle of Amoaful, between the United Kingdom and the Ashanti Empire.. Archibald Forbes, Arthur Griffiths and others., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought31 January 1874
WhereWest Africa, Ghana6.449N, 1.564W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstAshanti Empire
Casualties and losses201 men either killed or woundedandEstimated at 900 - 1,300 killed and more wounded
Part ofThird Anglo–Asante War1873 to 1874

Record

Date31 January 1874
PlaceWest Africa, Ghana
6.449N, 1.564W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,509 Europeans and 708 nativesEstimated at 5000 - 8000
Casualties and losses201 men either killed or woundedEstimated at 900 - 1,300 killed and more wounded
Commanders
  • Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
  • Bantamahene Amankwatia
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Battle of Amoaful is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 15 in present-day Ghana.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870293, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Amoaful, revision 1379702479, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.