Warfare & Diplomacy in Pre-colonial West AfricaUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1989 - 164 pages This new edition of the well-known innovative study of the relations of the peoples of West Africa in the precolonial period covers a period of some four or five hundred years, up to the last decades of the nineteenth century.& Smith takes account of outside influences but focuses primarily on what happened between African states before the partition of the area and the establishment of colonies. |
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... battle , ' they are so timorous ' , while Atkins says of the inhabi- tants of the Gold Coast that ' it is a bloody Battle among them , when half a dozen of a side are knocked down ' . Others single out the poor performance in war of the ...
... battle , ' they are so timorous ' , while Atkins says of the inhabi- tants of the Gold Coast that ' it is a bloody Battle among them , when half a dozen of a side are knocked down ' . Others single out the poor performance in war of the ...
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... battle and then after a battle to mount and round up captives and booty . Alternatively , these horses were available for flight after a defeat , and Fisher remarks that to go into battle with one horse only or even on foot was ...
... battle and then after a battle to mount and round up captives and booty . Alternatively , these horses were available for flight after a defeat , and Fisher remarks that to go into battle with one horse only or even on foot was ...
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Robert Sydney Smith. In pitched battle , as opposed to the manoeuvres preceding battle , only rudimen- tary tactical skill was exhibited . Apart from the initial barrage of arrows and musket fire , there was no concept of covering fire ...
Robert Sydney Smith. In pitched battle , as opposed to the manoeuvres preceding battle , only rudimen- tary tactical skill was exhibited . Apart from the initial barrage of arrows and musket fire , there was no concept of covering fire ...
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their Causes Consequences | 28 |
Armies Canoe Fleets | 42 |
Arms Armour | 64 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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