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THE DOWNFALL OF PREMPEH
A DIARY OF LIFE WITH THE NATIVE LEVY IN ASHANTI 1895-96

By Major R. S. S. Baden-Powell
13th Hussars, Commanding The Native Levy.

Map of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast).
Showing the principal locations of the Ashanti Campaign of 1895-96.

Note: If you follow the coast on the Gulf of Guinea, you will find Cape Coast (site of the castle) and the current road north through Bekwai to Kumasi.

CONTENTS.

		The Authors Apology to the Reader.
		Sketch Map of the March to Kumassi
I.		Reasons For The Ashanti Expedition of 1895-96.
II.		Preliminaries To The Expedition
III.		Local Preparations.
IV.		At Cape Coast Castle (with a note on the British Royal Family).
V.		The Levy Starts
VI.		In the Bush
VII.		Pioneer Work
VIII.		The Scouts
IX.		The Bekwai Column
X.		Forward Movements
XI.		In Kumassi
XII.		Preparing the "Coup"
XIII.		The Downfall
XIV.		After Events
XV.		The Coastward March
XVI.		Homeward Bound
XVII.		The Formation of the Native Levy
		Sir George Baden-Powell, "Policy And Wealth In Ashanti, 1895"

	Major R. S. S. Baden-Powell. The Downfall of Prempeh, 1895-96. Chapter I. Reasons For The Ashanti Expedition of 1895-96 .
	Background of the Ashanti Campaign of 1895-96 and Subsequent Events. From: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, 1910.
	Lessons from the Varsity of Life Chapter V: Soldiering "With a Native Levy in Ashanti"
	Eileen K. Wade, The Piper of Pax: The Life Story of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, 1924 Chapter VIII. Ashanti.
	The Baden-Powell Library. A Selection of excerpts from the works of Lord Baden-Powell and works relating to his life and career.
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