Christiaan Lans
| Christiaan Ernst Lans | |
|---|---|
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| Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast | |
| In office 16 March 1834 – 2 December 1836 | |
| Preceded by | Martinus Swarte |
| Succeeded by | Hendrik Tonneboeijer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 12, 1789 Amsterdam, Dutch Republic |
| Died | August 17, 1843 (aged 53) Diepenveen, Netherlands |
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]
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. 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.