battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Ordashu

Name: Battle of Ordashu
Start: 1874-02-04
Location: West Africa, Ghana

Battle of Ordashu was a battle fought on 4 February 1874 at West Africa, in what is now Ghana. It was part of the Anglo-Ashanti wars, which ran from 1823 to 1900. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 2,500 troops against Unknown.

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The Ashantee War, a Bush Fight. Illustration for The Graphic, 3 January 1874.. Joseph Nash, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought4 February 1874

WhereWest Africa, Ghana6.634N, 1.564W

OutcomeBritish victory

BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; Akyem AbuakwaagainstAshanti Empire

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofAnglo-Ashanti wars1823 to 1900

Record

Date	4 February 1874
Place	West Africa, Ghana 6.634N, 1.564W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	2,500 troops	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley Amoako Atta I

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Amoaful 1874, 21 km S
Capture of Carolusborg 1658, 174 km S
Battle of Elmina 1625, 174 km S
Battle of Elmina 1637, 174 km S
Battle of Elmina 1781, 174 km S

Elsewhere in 1874

Battle of Abárzuza Spain
Battle of Amoaful Ghana
Siege of Bilbao Spain
Second Battle of Adobe Walls United States
Battle of Las Guásimas Cuba

Battle of Ordashu 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 Q4871948, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ordashu, revision 1370271257, 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.