How well do you know your History...5th April Events in Ghana

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Ghanaian History
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1665-02-27 Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Vice-admiral De Ruyter beats English
1824-01-22 Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast

1894-02-16 British troops occupy Ilorin, Gold Coast
1897-01-26 Battle at Bida Gold Coast: British troops beat Nupe's army
1897-01-27 British troops occupy Bida Gold Coast (Ghana)
1900-06-23 British Governor Frederick Hodgson and some of his British supporters flee Fort Coomassie, Gold Coast, Africa, where they have been under siege since 6 April
1900-10-04 In a final confrontation, around 4,000 Ashantis are defeated by the British in the Gold Coast (Ghana)
1901-09-26 Great Britain annexes the Ashanti Kingdom and places it under the governor of the Gold Coast (Ghana)
1942-11-08 1st WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast)



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