1824
The West African kingdom of the Fante begins its revolt against the Ashanti Kingdom, which controls the Fante in what will become Ghana. To assist the Fantes, the British Governor of Sierra Leone personally leads a group of British soldiers alongside Fante warriors in an attack against the Ashanti warriors. Governor Charles McCarthy is killed, and his unit is routed. The war will end after two years with the liberation of the Fante from Ashanti domination, in 1826. (pic: Fante king and his court)