Gold Coast (West African) forts, trade companies, and coastal commerce (1650-1850)

1. Dutch build Fort Crèvecœur at Accra

   Jan 1, 1649Labels: Fort Cr, Accra, Dutch West

   • Ussher Fort
   • UNESCO Ghana

2. Cape Coast fortified for Swedish trade

   Jan 1, 1653Labels: Carolusborg, Cape Coast, Swedish Africa

   • Britannica
   • Cape Coast

3. Dutch establish Fort Batenstein at Butre

   Jan 1, 1656Labels: Fort Batenstein, Butre, Dutch West

   • Fort Batenstein
   • UNESCO Ghana

4. British capture and expand Cape Coast Castle

   Jan 1, 1664Labels: Cape Coast, British traders

   • Britannica
   • Cape Coast

5. English fort at Kormantin captured by Dutch

   Jan 1, 1665Labels: Kormantin, Fort Amsterdam, Michiel de

   • GMMB
   • Fort Amsterdam

6. Dutch build Fort Goede Hoop at Senya Beraku

   Jan 1, 1667Labels: Fort Goede, Senya Beraku, Dutch West

   • Fort Goede Hoop
   • UNESCO Ghana

7. Treaty of Breda reshapes imperial outposts

   Jul 31, 1667Labels: Treaty of, Anglo-Dutch War, European diplomacy

   • Britannica

8. Royal African Company chartered for West African trade

   Sep 27, 1672Labels: Royal African, London, West African

   • UK Archives
   • BlackPast

9. Royal African Company builds Fort James at Accra

   Jan 1, 1673Labels: Fort James, Accra, Royal African

   • Fort James
   • UNESCO Ghana

10. African Company Act ends Royal African Company system

    Jun 25, 1751Labels: African Company, Company of, British Parliament

    • Afr Co Act
    • Afr Merchants

11. Britain outlaws its Atlantic slave trade

    May 1, 1807Labels: Slave Trade, United Kingdom, anti-slave patrols

    • Slave Trade Act
    • UK Archives

12. British Crown takes direct control of its forts

    Jan 1, 1821Labels: British Crown, Gold Coast, Company abolition

    • UK Archives
    • Gold Coast

13. Asante defeat British force at Nsamankow

    Jan 21, 1824Labels: Battle of, Asante, Charles MacCarthy

    • Nsamankow
    • Gold Coast

14. Coastal alliance checks Asante at Dodowa

    Aug 7, 1826Labels: Katamanso War, Dodowa, coastal alliance

    • Katamanso War
    • Gold Coast

15. Bond of 1844 formalizes British legal authority

    Mar 6, 1844Labels: Bond of, Fante leaders, British authorities

    • Bond of 1844

16. Denmark sells Gold Coast forts to Britain

    Mar 30, 1850Labels: Christiansborg, Denmark, British acquisition

    • Danish GC
    • Accra