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Battle of Feyiase
The Battle of Feyiase was the decisive battle in the struggle
Battle of Feyiase
that led to the Ashanti Empire replacing Denkyira as the
dominant power among the Twi-speaking Akan peoples. Date 1701
Location Feyiase, Ghana, West
During the battle, the Denkyira army deployed 2 or 3 Dutch
Africa
cannons while the Ashanti had limited access to firearms.[1]
Prior to this battle the Denkyirahene Ntim Gyakari believed he Result Asante victory; Fall of
was doing well in the war, having driven the Ashanti forces Denkyira kingdom and
from Adunku, Abuontem and Aputuogya. However, this was establishment of
all part of Osei Tutu's plan to ambush the Denkyira troops at Asante Union
Feyiase.
Belligerents
At Feyiase, the full force of the Asante fell upon the Denkyiran Ashanti Empire Kingdom of
army, and they were routed. Ntim Gyakari was killed by the Denkyira
people of Adunku from Asante Feyiase and Denkyira's cannons
were captured by the Ashanti.[2] Denkyira's hegemony was Commanders and leaders
broken at Feyiase Akoyem. Feyiase Akoyem is now a part of Asantehene Osei Denkyirahene
Bosomtwe District which lies between Aputuogya and Esereso Tutu Ntim Gyakari
where the war ended.[3]

References
1. Mbogoni, Lawrence E.Y. (2013). Human Sacrifice and the Supernatural in African History (http
s://books.google.com/books?id=szgMAwAAQBAJ). Mkuki na Nyota. p. 33. ISBN 978-
9987082421.
2. T.C. McCaskie (2003). State and Society in Pre-colonial Asante (https://books.google.com/boo
ks?id=-CMm0zpLOykC). Cambridge University Press. p. 205. ISBN 9780521894326.
3. "Feyiase Akoyem gets new police station | Regional News 2013-10-29" (https://web.archive.or
g/web/20180419183503/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/regional/Feyiase-Akoy
em-gets-new-police-station-290171). www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original (https://w
ww.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/regional/Feyiase-Akoyem-gets-new-police-station-29017
1) on 2018-04-19.

McCaskie, T. C. "Denkyira in the Making of Asante" in The Journal of African History. vol. 48
(2007), no. 1, p. 3.

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