Author: Cecil Hamilton Armitage

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780331726909

Excerpt from The Ashanti Campaign of 1900 During 1900, the Authors wish to point out that the chapters dealing with the events which led to the Governor of the Gold Coast being besieged in the F ort at Kumasi, the account of the siege, and the Governor's retreat to the coast, as well as Appendices I., III., IV., and V., have been contributed by Captain Armitage; while the chapters deal ing with the Relief of Kumasi and the later punitive operations, as also Appendices II. And VI., are from the pen of lieutenant-colonel Montanaro. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.