But the African natives are different. Besides hunting, a man's primary role is to bear children and engage in warfare.
In the wars concerning the survival of the tribe, almost half of the male population can be sent to battle, and even many females can join the fight.
Although the Ashanti Tribe only has a population of over one million, if the chief puts in effort, he can muster an army of hundreds of thousands.
Of course, this doesn't really count as an army; it's merely natives wielding various outdated weapons.
Furthermore, the Ashanti chief doesn't have much time. The Spanish ultimatum only gives 24 hours, plus the reason for Spain preemptively starting the war, leaving the Ashanti chief without enough time to gather troops, making mobilization of hundreds of thousands impossible.
Before the Spanish Army reached the Ashanti Tribe's headquarters, the Ashanti chief organized about sixty thousand men to defend their headquarters.
