What a brilliant military officer, and a brilliant military historian at that! Kudos to you, General. I salute you, sir. (I am a retired Ghana Air Force Officer)
Nana Hagan is the greatest historian I've ever met. He teaches military history without books 📚. But please ask Nana the whereabout of his junior brother also a military officer.
great history lesson....hav always tried during my sec. sch history days to mention the british gold coast governors in chronological order .. nostalgic to hear him
Bravo Great Brigadier General, you have managed to narrate in simple ways the history of Ghana now, and have shown that the Asante has history. This narratives of this Great soldier has proven the Asante effort to prevent this Ghana to be like the Southern African episode. The Great Asante will forever remain Asante Kotoko, Wokum Apem aa, Apem beba!
Asante as a state and at that time like Denkyira whom they subdued was a local superpower.That era was an era of conquest and commerce,and Asante fought their way to the coast to trade with the whites because the Fantes were middle men whom they were not comfortable with.This and other issues created a lot of tension b/n the two Akan states.Unfortunately all the colonial powers that came to the then Gold Coast had their own interest but the British eventually became the world power among all the nations of the world and by extension subdued the Asante nation too.Let it be known also that Asante as a local power participated in the slave trade as a nation because of wars they fought and won.Fantes also participated in the sale of slaves but not as a nation.Individaul fantes who I will classify as war lords also raided some areas to sell their captives.In summary Asante may have conquered a large tract of land in Ghana but they were not necessarily protectors of the land but had their own interest.If it comes to the protection of the land area from being taken over by the British a lot of Fantes played a pivotal roll by using diplomacy to state our case.
He is an officer yet very honest about the fact that brain runs through the entire ranks of the military. Both officers and men. I met some boys company products as instructors at training. They were exceptionally good 👍
Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful opportunity with us. These are very vital information and educative to all those who don't know much about our nation's history. 👏 This senior military officer is indeed an excellent asset to our nation. God bless you, mega and mega.
This is such an interesting conversation. So much learnt from a single conversation than all my history class in school. Thank God we still have such brilliant minds around.
When is the part two coming. Nana has to write a book on this histories. If he has what’s the title of the book. His teachings have been assimilated and understood better than even when I needed it to write my exams in school. Please tag me to part two I don’t wanna miss it
A man who earned his Rank .... Unlike LT. GEN afrifa who promote himself to the top Did he went to Sandhurst military Academy for officers training ?? I can see why he was An intelligence Officer's a very brilliant man
We NEED PART 2... SOLID HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE.. THE GENERAL NEEDS TO PEN DOWN EVERYTHING FOR PROSTERITY SAKE..OUR GEOG N HISTORY LECTURERS DDNT TEACH US ANYTHING, AND THIS GENERAL HAS POURED IT ALL OUT IN LESS THAN 2HRS...WOWWW 👏
You are from Complex, and then you may be there in the late 70s. It was Armed forces Experimental School before then. Boys company was for the Junior Leaders.
It is not primitive--as much as it is cultural-- we must understand that it is an Ancient practise in all cultures over the World - Egypt -Romam Empire-tha Greek- Persia India - the Huns Atztec ,Incas etc.-- all.
It is very sad that the Ghana government demanded the arrest of the self made chief in Gambaga to go and rule the kussasis people in Bawku, the same security command that allowed the enskinement to take place are the same security command the government is rallying to arrest the so called chief..... Now everyone has closed thier eyes to bawku until fighting starts and people dies 😭😭😭😭
I had a masters in Port Nd shipping administration age 30 started applying to join the GAF when age 19 continued till 30 bt never had the chance ..no at 42 a commission officer in the Australian army Shit hole GH
The part of Accra that was under Ashanti was from Dodowa to Jamestown. A battle was fought at Dodowa between the Ashantis and British Alliance to liberate Dodowa. The Ashantis were heavily defeated and the then Asantehene Kofi Karikari was destooled by the Ashantis for losing tha battle.
@@georgeappiah8314 Yes, it was Akwamu land but it was already settled on by the Ga people, and some part of Akwapim land were also already settled on by the Ga at the time.
This man is wonderful and very knowledgeable in Gold Coast history. The bond of 1844 is the reason why I dislike SDA church. While SDAs in Australia n America were preparing for their heavenward journey & Jesus's return in 1844, people of the Gold Coast were signing a bond. If their (SDAs) belief of heaven/Jesus's return had been true, all the Gold Coasters would have ended up in hell fire 🔥 😄🤣Religion is legalized madness😂😃
@@joshuaamo-adjei3356 sorry for my use of the word "dislike". I don't "hate" them as you claim. But if u say "because of misinterpreted scripture", how can we be assured that they're still not misinterpreting it to decieve us in the long run? After all, they can still claim that they misinterpreted the scriptures. I'm asking these questions bcz of their claims and current stands on certain issues. I hope u are very much aware of the current stand of other denominations like JW on the issue of blood transfusion. Bro., many adult and innocent kids have lost their lives bcz of that. Today, they're telling us the the same reason you have stated "misinterpreted scriptures". Can they compensate for the lives of those innocent kids who would have been great adults if they were not JWs?
@@joshuaamo-adjei3356 sorry for my use of the word "dislike". I don't "hate" them as you claim. But if u say "because of misinterpreted scripture", how can we be assured that they're still not misinterpreting it to decieve us in the long run? After all, they can still claim that they misinterpreted the scriptures. I'm asking these questions bcz of their claims and current stands on certain issues. I hope u are very much aware of the current stand of other denominations like JW on the issue of blood transfusion. Bro., many adult and innocent kids have lost their lives bcz of that. Today, they're telling us the the same reason you have stated "misinterpreted scriptures". Can they compensate for the lives of those innocent kids who would have been great adults if they were not JWs?
35:03 made me know that, this general is just telling us a cut and paste history. We are all learning, but in any case where errors occurred, lets point it out straight forward. Am referring anyone to kindly read the history of the "katamanso" ( ka ntam na su ) war, then, you will know that he is not presenting the reality of the history
Amankwaatia was Bantamahene, not the Asantehene, the then Asantehene was Otumfuo Kofi Karikari. Amankwaatia was the Commander in Chief of Ashanti Armed Forces.
Massa get ur facts ryt.. Gen Hagan quickly corrected it n mention dat the king was kofi makarfi, n even mentioned dat amankwatia should have not been the general to handle dat war...so why d quick ran to cm n correct him.. n for ur note; amankwatia the bantamahene is a general and not any commander in chief of any ashanti army, the asantehene is always the commander in chief of the ashanti army giving instructions as he sees fit.. all other paramount chiefs under the asantehene are also generals in their own right handling different segments of the army just like now in d Ghana army, there are different generals I'm different departments... so kindly take note..
@@teddyanane5978 You're right, Amankwaatia was the army General who led the war, not the commander in chief. I didn't hear that part where General Hagan corrected any mistake that Amankwaatia was not the king but just an army commander in the war. This is why I made the correction. It is not to debunk his story but just to correct the names. I made a mistake in stating Amankwaatia's position just like you made the mistake in stating the kings name. We are all here to learn from each other, not to debunk any story that the General was narrating to our people. As a matter of fact, we need more people like him all the time to tell us more about the history of this country.
@@theophilusampiah5163 todays mfantsipim is an amalgamation of two schools(happened in the 1900s). the name mfantsipim was chosen by John Mensah Sarbah who was one of the first 17 students in the Wesleyan high school started on 3rd April 1876. Sarbah had started his own school named mfantsipim. these are from written sources. what’s his written source? the fante confederation have never been linked to the founding of the school.
@@theophilusampiah5163 how can John Mensah Sarbah be a member of the fante confederation when he was part of the first 17 boys of what started as Mfantsipim on 3rd April 1876. lol please do read the history well
I strongly believe this General is cautious not to offend the Ashantis in his story he told, when the Ashanti’s were defeated in Katamanso , who were the tribes fighting along the British, l really do not know why they are afraid to tell the Katamanso war story like it is, it were the Gas who helped the British to defeat the Ashantis. May be if he mentions it , he may be discharge from the Army
The General was correct. Katamanso war was a British attempt to avenge the Battle of Nsamankow. All the forces against Asante joined the British to defeat Asante. There wasn’t a single ethnic group in modern day Ghana that could single handedly defeat Asante. It was Britain’s first ever victory against Asante. The only other time they fought Asante, they had to bring the best General in the entire British empire with 12,000 troops plus armies from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and the West Indies. Even India. Africa must thank Asante for her resistance. Even when Asante was on its knees, Yaa Asantewaa pulled a final showdown. Wo kum apem a, apem beba.
Papa Brigadier please check your distorted history about you saying "the Ashantis defeated the Gas". The Gas were NEVER defeated in any war with the Ashantis. Which war was that? At least I know of the Akatamanso war where the Ashantis were soundly defeated by the Gas and their allies. Please come again. You're a chief and a senior military Officer so please try not to degrade your rank and your small village stool Sir !!!
