Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (born 1762)

Herman Willem Daendels

Dutch military officer and colonial administrator (1762–1818)

Herman Willem Daendels was a Dutch military officer and colonial administrator who served as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1808 to 1811.

List of colonial governors of the Dutch Gold Coast

This article lists the colonial governors of the Dutch Gold Coast. During the Dutch presence on the Gold Coast, which lasted from 1598 to 1872, the title of the head of the colonial government changed several times:1675–1798: Director-General 1798–1810: Governor-General…