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Wolseley and the Ashanti Campaign Toward Coomassie
The piece questions Sir Garnet Wolseley's diplomatic role and notes the War Office shipping materials for a railroad to advance on Coomassie, capital of the Ashantees. It expresses doubt about home authority, warns against costly unilateral action, and calls for a major revision of colonial governance policies.
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Garnet Wolseley
War Office
Coomassie
Sir Garnet Wolseley
Sir Garnet
House of Commons