Historedia
Group or institution

Netherlands Government

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1871–1872

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Netherlands Government, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. United Kingdom buys Dutch forts on the Gold Coast

    1871–1872

    Role: Seller

    1. February 1871 · Signing location not stated in sourceTreaty Signing

      In February 1871, a treaty was signed between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, agreeing to cede the entire Dutch Gold Coast colony for a specific sum.

    2. 6 April 1872 · ElminaFormal Handover

      On April 6, 1872, the Dutch Gold Coast was formally ceded to the United Kingdom following parliamentary ratification of the treaty.

Sources

  1. Dutch Gold Coast Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28