Komenda Wars

The Komenda Wars were a series of wars from 1694 until 1700 largely between the Dutch West India Company and the English Royal African Company in the Eguafo Kingdom in the present day state of Ghana, over trade rights. The Dutch were trying to keep the English out of the region to maintain a trade monopoly, while the English were attempting to re-establish a fort in the city of Komenda. The fighting included forces of the Dutch West India Company, the Royal African Company, the Eguafo Kingdom, a prince of the kingdom attempting to rise to the throne, the forces of a powerful merchant named John Cabess, other Akan tribes and kingdoms like Twifo and Denkyira. There were four separate periods of warfare, including a civil war in the Eguafo Kingdom, and the wars ended with the English placing Takyi Kuma into power in Eguafo. Because of the rapidly shifting alliances between European and African powers, historian John Thornton has found that "there is no finer example of [the] complicated combination of European rivalry merging with African rivalry than the Komenda Wars."

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1694 — 1700  Wikidata
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1694 — 1700 Komenda Wars

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1625 Battle of Elmina

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1637 Battle of Elmina

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1658 Capture of Carolusborg

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1781 Battle of Elmina

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1625	Battle of Elmina	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1637	Battle of Elmina	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Capture of Carolusborg	battle, Dutch Gold Coast, Swedish Empire, Denmark–Norway	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1781	Battle of Elmina	Kingdom of Great Britain, Dutch Republic, battle	Wikidata
event	war	1694	Komenda Wars	Dutch West India Company, Royal African Company, John Cabess, series of wars	Wikidata
site	castle	1482	Elmina Castle	cultural heritage, factory, castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1652	Fort Coenraadsburg	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Beekestein	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Carolusburg	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort De Veer	destroyed building or structure, redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Java	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort McCarthy (historical)	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Orange	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Royal	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Victoria	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Victoria	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort William	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1590	Fort São Sebastião de Xama	fort, factory	Wikidata
site	fort	1682	Fort Vredenburgh	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1690	Fort Orange	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1753	Fort William	fort	Wikidata