Arms and Armour

Dano-Dutch colonial conflict on the Gold Coast

The Dano-Dutch colonial conflict on the Gold Coast (Danish: Dansk-Hollandske kolonikonflikt på Guldkysten, Dutch: Deens-Nederlands koloniaal conflict aan de Goudkust) was a colonial conflict between the Danes and Dutch over the control of European fortifications on the Gold Coast. Denmark-Norway, assisted by England, defeated the Dutch in various places, although Michiel de Ruyter retaliated against the English by recapturing all forts but Cape Coast. This forced the Royal African Company into bankruptcy, an event which started the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

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• ▸50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
• ▸African hawk-eagle
• ▸Cossack with musket

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