Atlas of Battles

country, 16 engagements

Battles in Ghana

16 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Ghana: 13 battles, 2 naval actions and 1 campaign between 1625 and 1914. The wars with most engagements here: Dutch–Portuguese War (2), World War I (2), Dano-Swedish War (1), Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1).

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Capture of CarolusborgAssault on OsuBattle of ElminaBattle of DodowaCapture of Kumasi (1874)Battle of OrdashuBattle of SandemaSang daliBattle of ElminaBattle of ElminaBattle of NsamankowBattle of AmoafulAdibo daliBattle of KanjagaTogoland campaignBattle of ChraBattle of ElminaBattle of ElminaAdibo daliBattle of KanjagaTogoland campaignBattle of ChraKinshasaAddis AbabaKanoYaoundéAbujaKampalaOuagadougouN'DjamenaNiameyMombasa1000 km5.185N, 17.965E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1620s: 1 engagements1630s: 1 engagements1650s: 1 engagements1670s: 1 engagements1780s: 1 engagements1820s: 2 engagements1870s: 3 engagements3 in 1870s1890s: 3 engagements3 in 1890s1900s: 1 engagements1910s: 2 engagements1620s1910s
16 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 4 with pages

Contested ground 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
25 October 1625Battle of ElminaElminaDutch–Portuguese War
24 August 1637Battle of ElminaElminaDutch–Portuguese War
26 January 1658Capture of CarolusborgCape Coast CastleDano-Swedish War
1678Assault on OsuOsu
18 February 1781Battle of ElminaElmina CastleFourth Anglo-Dutch War
1824Battle of NsamankowGhanaFirst Anglo–Ashanti War
7 August 1826Battle of Dodowa
31 January 1874Battle of AmoafulWest AfricaThird Anglo–Asante War
1874Capture of Kumasi (1874)KumasiThird Anglo–Asante War
4 February 1874Battle of OrdashuWest AfricaAnglo-Ashanti wars
1890Battle of SandemaSandema
4 December 1896Adibo daliAdiboThird International Theory
1897Battle of KanjagaKanjaga
1900Sang daliSangGerman military expedition against Dagbon of 1900
1914Togoland campaignGhanaWorld War I
22 August 1914Battle of ChraWorld War I

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.