Dano-Dutch colonial conflict on the Gold Coast
| Dano-Dutch colonial conflict on the Gold Coast | |||||||||
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| Part of the prelude to Second Anglo-Dutch War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Henning Albrecht Robert Holmes |
Jan Valckenburgh Michiel de Ruyter Tobias Pensade | ||||||||
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England: 6-7 ships Denmark-Norway: Unknown | 13 warships | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Denmark-Norway: 2 ships | Unknown | ||||||||
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.