treaty treaty netherlands signed historical spelling august treaty regulated jurisdiction netherlands dutch west town surrounding country creating dutch area treaty lasted dutch departure april background country comprised regional power form confederacy come early contact european nations settling purpose trade middle seventeenth century european competitors area dutch west india company dutch active resident neighboring swedish danish english european powers allied african states chiefs order gain sustainable dominance area efforts swedish dutch struck different tactical alliances state political entity little known dutch driven swedish director general dutch west india company headquarters central decided beneficial negotiate treaty local political leadership order establish peaceful long term relationship leaders found equally beneficial enter agreement treaty signalled definitive switch european jurisdiction area treaty terms turned stable likely dutch intention interfere affairs states town built fort treaty interpreted treaty friendship cooperation treaty establishing dutch dutch worked close cooperation local chief second line political leadership known capital nearby seaside town king rebelled dutch government killed officers including acting governor dutch government treaty basis military action expeditionary force sent war followed king killed dutch reorganised state rebellion appointing chief regent keeping country close control enlarged military civilian presence dutch transferred possessions british april treaty effect having regulated political relations dutch years treaty oldest longest functioning treaties african european state dutch possessions british took legal obligations including existing treaties contracts transfer british started develop policies united possessions resisted british result british_royal_navy bombed achieve political submission britain declared entire including crown colony facto ending diplomatic legal obligations content title treaty titled immediately indicates nature contract establishment location date treaty signed dutch delegates august took effect immediately contracting partners contracting parties dutch dutch west india company way director general representing states general sovereign power country signatories fiscal commissioner service dutch west india company contracting partners chiefs country signatories treaty captain mentioned additional parties treaty ratified treaty terms dedication treaty terms declared view good relations dutch government established past neighbouring view adverse circumstances caused war decided invite dutch director general come accept possession offered placed protection states general dutch west india company condition dutch fortified defended places protection kept free dangers war literature sources mutual history netherlands guide dutch archives relating west_africa 1960s isbn albert forts castles isbn castles historical architectural research forts
Treaty of Butre