 The Dutch West India Company (WIC) and the Eguafo Kingdom engaged in an earlier set of hostilities in 1688.The Dutch and the British had both established factories in the port city of Komenda.In 1687, the French negotiated with the king of Eguafo to open a factory in Komenda and the WIC responded by launching its military to force the king of Eguafo to expel the French.