[1] During the Third Anglo-Ashanti War, the Aban Palace was destroyed and the rubble remains were utilized by the British to construct a fort at Kumasi in 1896.

They would eventually release the detained women and children, who would go ahead and alert colonial forces from what is now present-day Nigeria who would rescue the remaining captives.

[3] The museum mainly focused on showcasing military equipment, artefacts and objects used in the later half of the Anglo-Ashanti Wars.

Other showcases included captured weapons, photographs and maps from conflicts in the Congo, Myanmar, and Lebanon.

[4] In the second hall, situated in the rear guard tower, displayed human bones and rifle stocks collected during the construction of a lorry park in Kumasi.