First Battle of Accra

The First Battle of Accra, part of the First British-Ashanti War, was fought in 1824 I what was then the Gold Coast (now Ghana) between some 10,000 Ashantis and an advance party of 500 British troops, under then governor General Sir Charles McCarthy. The British had no time to prepare and were routed, suffering losses including McCarthy.[1]

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References
  1. T. B. Harbottle, George Bruce (1979). Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles (second ed.). Granada. p. 9. ISBN 0-246-11103-8.
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