Battle of Elmina (1781)

Battle of Elmina (1781)
	Part of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
	; Elmina in 1704
Date	18-20 February, 1781
Location	Elmina Castle, present day Elmina
Result	Dutch victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Adam Mackenzie; Thomas Shirley	Jan Pranger
Strength
4 Warships 500-600 Soldiers;	Garrison of 1500 (including slave soldiers)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Elmina was a significant engagement that transpired during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. In this military encounter, British forces undertook an operation with the aim of capturing the strategic Elmina Fort. However, their efforts ultimately ended in failure, as the British were unable to successfully secure control of the fortification.

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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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