Danish Gold Coast
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The territories that Denmark controlled in Africa as a part of the Gold Coast (roughly present-day southeast Ghana).
Establishment
January 1658: In 1657, Danish forces took the lodge under Caerloff.
March 1658: Fort Carlsborg was seized and made part of the Danish Gold Coast colony.
Chronology
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A series of wars fought in northern and northeastern Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.
1.1.Second Northern War
Was a war between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden (along with their respective allies) over the hegemony in the Baltic Sea.
May 1660: After the Treaty of Copenhagen in 1660 Cabo Corso Castle was to be returned to Swedish administration.
February 1659: Fort Christiansborg was lost to Denmark-Norway.
January 1661: In 1659 or 1660, the Dutch recaptured Fort William (today: Anomabu).
April 1663: The whole Swedish Gold Coast was seized by Denmark, and integrated in the Danish Gold Coast.
May 1664: Robert Holmes conquered the Swedish Gold Coast colony.
January 1668: Fort Goede Hoop (today: Senya Beraku) conquered by netherlands.
January 1674: Fort James is located in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the Royal African Company of England as a trading post for both gold and slaves in 1673.
January 1683: Fort Christiansborg (today: Osu) was taken over by the Danish.
January 1695: Fort Winneba was a military structure designed to facilitate the slave trade. It was built in 1694 by the Royal African Company on the Gold Coast, in modern-day Ghana.
January 1698: Fort Lijdzaamheid (today: Apam) conquered by netherlands.
January 1709: Before 1708 the chiefdom of Anomabu was established in Ghana, possibly by Nana Eno who became its first king.
January 1728: Fort Tantumquery is a military structure designed to facilitate the slave trade. The Royal African Company built it in the 1720s, at Otuam in the Mfantsiman Municipal District, Central Region, Ghana.
January 1730: Nana Brempong Codjo becomes the first king of the chiefdom of Oguaa.
January 1735: By 1734 Denmark established Fort Fredensborg (today: Old Ningo) in the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana).
January 1783: In 1782, the Danish Gold Coast, a Danish colony in Africa, was occupied by the British. This occupation lasted until 1785. The Danish Gold Coast was eventually transferred to British control as part of the Treaty of Kiel in 1814.
January 1785: By 1787 Denmark established Fort Kongensten (today: Ada) in the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana).
January 1785: By 1787 Denmark established Fort Prinsensten (today: Keta) in the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana).
January 1786: During the period of 1782 to 1785, the Danish Gold Coast was under British occupation. This was a result of the Anglo-Danish War, which ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The British forces were led by Admiral Sir Charles Middleton and Major General Robert Howe.
January 1788: By 1787 Denmark established Fort Augustaborg (today: Teshie) in the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana).
January 1817: The Dutch Gold Coast regained control of Fort Goede Hoop in 1816, marking the end of Akim occupation.
March 1850: All of Denmark's Danish Gold Coast Territorial Settlements and forts of the Kingdom of Denmark were sold to Britain and incorporated into the British Gold Coast.
Disestablishment
March 1850: All of Denmark's Danish Gold Coast Territorial Settlements and forts of the Kingdom of Denmark were sold to Britain and incorporated into the British Gold Coast.
