Christiaan Lans
Christiaan Ernst Lans (12 September 1789 – 17 August 1843) was a soldier in the Royal Netherlands Army who eventually became the colonial head of the Dutch Gold Coast in 1834. He served until 1836 and returned to the Netherlands afterwards.[1]
Christiaan Ernst Lans | |
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Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast | |
In office 16 March 1834 – 2 December 1836 | |
Monarch | William I of the Netherlands |
Preceded by | Martinus Swarte |
Succeeded by | Hendrik Tonneboeijer |
Personal details | |
Born | Amsterdam, Dutch Republic | 12 September 1789
Died | 17 August 1843 53) Diepenveen, Netherlands | (aged
Lans was Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast when the ambitious George Maclean was Governor of the British Gold Coast. Lans tried to settle territorial disputes with the British in a peaceful manner. When he returned to the Netherlands in 1836, he was succeeded by the young and erratic Hendrik Tonneboeijer.[2]
Notes
- "Lans, Christiaan Ernst". GoldCoastDataBase. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- Van Dantzig 2013, pp. 220-221.
References
- Van Dantzig, Albert (2013). "The Ahanta 'Rebellion' of 1837". In Doortmont, Michel R.; Valsecchi, Pierluigi; Anquandah, James R. (eds.). The Ankobra Gold Route: Studies in the Historical Relationship between Western Ghana and the Dutch. Accra: The Ankobra Gold Route Project. ISBN 978-90-367-6210-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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