Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800.

By: Thornton, John KMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Warfare and History SerPublisher: London : Routledge, 1999Copyright date: ©1999Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (209 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203500446Subject(s): HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800DDC classification: 355 LOC classification: U43.A358 -- T49 1999ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- Introduction: African War and World History -- Cavalries of the Savannah -- War in the Rivers: Senegambia and Sierra Leone -- War in the Forest: The Gold Coast -- Horses, Boats and Infantry: The Gap of Benin -- War on the Savannah: West Central Africa -- War, Slavery and Revolt: African Slaves and Soldiers in the Atlantic World -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 investigates the impact of warfare on the history of Africa in the period of the slave trade and the founding of empires. It includes the discussion of: : * the relationship between war and the slave trade * the role of Europeans in promoting African wars and supplying African armies * the influence of climatic and ecological factors on warfare patterns and dynamics * the impact of social organization and military technology, including the gunpowder revolution * case studies of warfare in Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast, Benin and West Central Africa.
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Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- Introduction: African War and World History -- Cavalries of the Savannah -- War in the Rivers: Senegambia and Sierra Leone -- War in the Forest: The Gold Coast -- Horses, Boats and Infantry: The Gap of Benin -- War on the Savannah: West Central Africa -- War, Slavery and Revolt: African Slaves and Soldiers in the Atlantic World -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 investigates the impact of warfare on the history of Africa in the period of the slave trade and the founding of empires. It includes the discussion of: : * the relationship between war and the slave trade * the role of Europeans in promoting African wars and supplying African armies * the influence of climatic and ecological factors on warfare patterns and dynamics * the impact of social organization and military technology, including the gunpowder revolution * case studies of warfare in Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast, Benin and West Central Africa.

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