battle, early modern

Assault on Osu

Name: Assault on Osu
Location: Osu, Ghana

Assault on Osu was a battle fought in 1678 at Osu, in what is now Ghana. The recorded result: Danish-Accran victory.

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Fought1678

WhereOsu, Ghana5.554N, 0.175W

OutcomeDanish-Accran victory

BelligerentsAkwamuagainstGa-Adangbe; Supported by: Denmark-Norway; Danish Gold Coast

Record

Date	1678 (year precision)
Place	Osu, Ghana 5.554N, 0.175W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Commanders	Ansa Sasraku II	Ofori I Johan Ullrich

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Dodowa 1826, 25 km E
Capture of Carolusborg 1658, 128 km SW
Battle of Elmina 1625, 140 km W
Battle of Elmina 1637, 140 km W
Battle of Elmina 1781, 140 km W

Elsewhere in 1678

Assault on Osu is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 15 in present-day Ghana.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125457648, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Assault on Osu, revision 1370429241, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.