The 1874 Burning of Kumasi: Britain's Scorched Earth

In February 1874, British forces under Sir Garnet Wolseley marched into Kumasi, the Asante capital, and burned it to the ground. The destruction was meant to be a final punishment for Asante power, but it sparked a deeper transformation. This episode follows Wolseley's expedition — the roads cut through the rainforest, the standoff at Amoafo, the looting of the palace, and the burning of the town. We explore how the Asante rebuilt, how the British claimed victory but secured little, and how this brutal episode set the stage for the very conflicts — and the independence movement — that followed. With the Treaty of Fomena as a backdrop, we look at the man who led the raid, the Asante chiefs who resisted, and the city that rose from its own ashes. #History #FexingoHistory #Ghana #Asante #BritishEmpire #Kumasi #Wolseley #ScorchedEarth #Amoafo #TreatyOfFomena #1874 #WestAfrica #Colonialism #GoldCoast #AsanteEmpire #MilitaryHistory #Resistance #Reconstruction Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo