The Ashantee war. The fall of Coomassie : A new poem /
McGonagall, William.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1902?]
In two columns with a coat of arms above the title.
In verse.
'Composed, January 1902'.
At the top of the sheet in McGonagall's hand - 'Sir Wm. Topaz McGonagall. Poet'.
First lines read: 'Twas in the year of 1874, and on New Year's Day, / The British Army landed at Elmina without dismay, / And numbering in all, 1400 bayonets strong, / And all along the Cape Coast they fearlessly marched along, / Under the command of Sir Garnet Wolseley, a hero bold, / And an honour to his King and country, be it told.
English poetry
Ashanti War, 1873-1874
Kumasi, Battle of, Kumasi, Ghana, 1874