Shirley's Gold Coast expedition

Shirley's Gold Coast expedition
	Part of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
	; 1704 engraved plate of Fort Nassau at Moree on the Dutch Gold Coast which was captured during the expedition
Date	January to November 1781
Location	West African coast
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	Dutch Republic; France
Commanders and leaders
Adam Mackenzie; Thomas Shirley	Pieter Volkmar
Strength
4 Warships 500–600 Soldiers;	2,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	4 forts captured; 1 store ship captured

Shirley's Gold Coast expedition was British expedition sent out to capture the Dutch forts on the Dutch Gold Coast during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War in early 1781. By the end of the year, the expedition was mostly a success - all of the Dutch forts were seized with the exception of Fort Elmina.

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^ Van Kampen, Nicolaas Godfried (1832). Geschiedenis der Nederlanders buiten Europa, of Verhaal van de togten, ontdekkingen, oorlogen, veroveringen en inrigtingen der Nederlanders in Aziën, Afrika, Amerika en Australië van het laatste der zestiende eeuw tot op dezen tijd (in Dutch). bij de Erven François Bohn.

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[2] Van Kampen, Nicolaas Godfried (1832). Geschiedenis der Nederlanders buiten Europa, of Verhaal van de togten, ontdekkingen, oorlogen, veroveringen en inrigtingen der Nederlanders in Aziën, Afrika, Amerika en Australië van het laatste der zestiende eeuw tot op dezen tijd (in Dutch). bij de Erven François Bohn.

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Shirley's Gold Coast expedition

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