Senegambia (colony)
Senegambia (also known in the English name Province of Senegambia ) was a brief British crown colony (1765–1779) in the area of today's Senegal and Gambia in the 18th century and was disputed between the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Great Britain . It was considered Britain's first formal colony in West Africa .
history
The Kingdom of Great Britain conquered the trading posts in French Senegal on April 30, 1758 during the Seven Years' War .
After the end of the Seven Years' War (1756–1763), the area was ceded to Great Britain with the Peace of Paris in 1763 and continued as a crown colony of Senegambia from 1765. In the Second Peace of Paris of 1783 , also known as the Treaty of Versailles of 1783 , parts of Senegambia were returned to France as a result of the British defeat in the American War of Independence between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in North America, which were supported by France assigned.
The name was also used for the Senegambia Confederation between Senegal and Gambia in the 20th century .
List of British Governors
| Term of office | Surname | comment |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 1758 to February 10, 1763 | Richard Alchorne Worge (1707–1774) | |
| February 10, 1763 to May 25, 1765 | John Barnes | |
| May 25, 1765 to November 1775 | Charles O'Hara (1730-1805) | |
| November 1775 to Apr 8, 1777 | Matthias MacNamara | |
| April 8, 1777 to August 18, 1778 | John Clarke | |
| August 18, 1778 to February 11, 1779 | William Lacy | Has not taken office |
| August 18, 1778 to February 11, 1779 | George case | Substitute for Lacy |
| Term of office | Surname | comment |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1765 to January 24, 1774 | Joseph Debat | Gambia Superintendent of Trade until April 1766 |
| January 24, 1774 to August 1775 | William Myres | Deputy for O'Hara |
| August 1774 to November 1775 | Matthias MacNamara | Deputy for O'Hara |
| November 1775 to December 1775 | Thomas Sharpless | Substitute for MacNamara |
| December 1775 to August 8, 1776 | Joseph Wall (1737-1802) | Substitute for MacNamara |
| August 8, 1776 to 1776 | George case | Substitute for MacNamara, 1st term |
| 1776 to August 18, 1778 | William Lacy | Deputy for MacNamara then for Clarke |
| August 18, 1778 to February 11, 1779 | George case | Deputy for Lacy, 2nd term |
Individual evidence
- ^ Joshua D. Newton: Naval power and the Province of Senegambia, 1758-1779. In: Journal for Maritime Research. 15, 2013, pp. 129-147, doi : 10.1080 / 21533369.2013.851840 .
- ↑ Michel Renaudeau; MEJ Gore; F. Beyler: The Gambia: La Gambie. Delroisse (1978), ISBN 2-85518-036-8 .
- ^ British Governors at worldstatesmen.org, accessed February 2014
- ^ Lieutenant Governors at worldstatesmen.org, accessed February 2014