User:Tinkaer1991/Coup on Fort Christiansborg
| Coup on Fort Christiansborg | |||||||||
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 Capture of Christiansborg Castle in 1693, from 1892 book The Story of Africa and its Explorers | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Akwamu | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Harding Petersen (WIA) |
Ansa Sasraku II Nana Asamani Bansiar | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | ~80 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Several soldiers killed | More than the Danes | ||||||||
The Coup on Fort Christiansborg (Danish; Kuppet på Fort Christiansborg) or the Akwamu takeover of Fort Christiansborg (Danish; Akwamuernes overtagelse af Fort Christiansborg), was a coup d'état on the Danish colonial fort and capital of the Danish Gold Coast, Christiansborg (modern-day Osu Castle) by the Akwamu. The coup was succesful and the businessman, Nana Asamani, subsequently appointed himself governor of the fort.