battle, early modern

Battle of Atakpamé

Name: Battle of Atakpamé
Location: Atakpamé, Togo

Battle of Atakpamé was a battle fought in 1764 at Atakpamé, in what is now Togo. It was part of Ashanti Empire. The recorded result: Ashanti Empire Defeat.

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Fought1764

WhereAtakpamé, Togo7.529N, 1.130E

OutcomeAshanti Empire Defeat

BelligerentsAshanti EmpireagainstKingdom of Akyem; Kingdom of Dahomey; Oyo Empire

Part ofAshanti Empire

Record

Date	1764 (year precision)
Place	Atakpamé, Togo 7.529N, 1.130E
Kind	Battle, early modern

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 Chra 1914, 40 km S
Battle of Agbeluvhoe 1914, 97 km S
Battle of Abomey 1892, 103 km E
Battle of Paouingnan 1823, 122 km E
Battle of Atchoukpa 1890, 201 km SE

Elsewhere in 1764

Battle of Atakpamé is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 3 in present-day Togo.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870351, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Atakpamé, revision 1373058535, 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.