Christiaan Ernst Lans (born 12 September 1789 – 17 August 1843) was a soldier in the Royal Netherlands Army who by royal decree of 2 December 1832 was appointed Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast.[1] He took office on 11 May 1833 and served until 1836, upon which he returned to the Netherlands.[2][3]
Christiaan Ernst Lans | |
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| Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast | |
| In office 11 May 1833 – 2 December 1836 | |
| Monarch | William I of the Netherlands |
| Preceded by | Martinus Swarte |
| Succeeded by | Hendrik Tonneboeijer |
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| Born | 12 September 1789 Amsterdam, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 17 August 1843 (aged 53) Diepenveen, Netherlands |
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.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ "Soldijregister van burgerlijke- en militaire ambtenaren: Christiaan Ernst Lans". nationaalarchief.nl. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Soldijregister van burgerlijke- en militaire ambtenaren: Martinus Swarte". nationaalarchief.nl. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Lans, Christiaan Ernst". GoldCoastDataBase. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Van Dantzig 2013, pp. 220–221.
References edit
- 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.