1750: NONOBƐƲA (THE BATTLE OF NONOBƐ)ADA AND ANLO WAR

1750: NONOBƐƲA (THE BATTLE OF NONOBƐ)

ADA AND ANLO WAR

From 1750 until the end of the 19th century, the history of Aŋlɔs was characterized with frequent wars with Adas and other neighboring setttlements. Many historians attributed war-loving nature of Aŋlɔs to their prior formation of formidable millitary division headed adventurous warriors.

The foremost and widely documented clash between the Aŋlɔs and the Adas was the NONOBƐƲA OF 1750 which lasted for years.

According to oral traditions, the Tɔŋu — Agaves were in loggerheads with the Aŋlɔs over the ownership of the Nonobɛ canal. The Agaves hired the Adas as mercenaries to subdued the resolute Aŋlɔs. The Adas were assisted by a large army from Akwapim and Akim Abuakwa, under the joint command of TWUM AMPOFORO APREKU (Abuakwahene) and SEKYIAMA TENTEN (Akwapimhene).

The Aŋlɔs, though, defeated in the first engagement, successfully captured Twum Ampoforo Apreku and Sekyiama Tenten.

At the Battle of Nonobɛ, KPETSU, son of ADELA KADZRAKU and grandfather of Tɔgbi Tamakloe I, assisted the Adas, the Danes, the Agaves and the Avenɔs against his own blood relations, the Aŋlɔs, which resulted in lost of Aʋadada ABƆDZI  and AƉALA, (both gallant warriors drown themselves in the River Volta for the shame of losing the first encounter with the Adas).

General ANYAMAKPA assumed command of the Aŋlɔ army and wiped out the shame of the earlier defeat by a series of victories which caused the enemies to evacuate the Aŋlɔ territory. TƆGBI KPOSEGI fought side by side with Anyamakpa and became another hero of the battle of Nonobɛ. 

At peace talk in 1767, Twum Ampoforo Apreku was ransomed and given back to his people but the people Krepi shot Sekyiama Tenten instead of surrending him as stipulated in the treaty. 

Ɖo—no—bɛ or Ɖo—no—ba is  a canal between Salo and Savietula which takes its tributary from the estuary between Ƒuvenu and Ada. It was abound with a lot of fishes and serves as a lucrative fishing hub in the past.

At low-tide in those days, the canal was crossed by foot by traders especially women and travellers passing from Atɔkɔ, Aŋlɔgã through Salo, Galo to the Agave communities. As they crossed the canal, their private parts usually submerged in the water hence the name fun poking name ƉO—NO—BƐ—ƉO—NO—BA which was later corrupted by the Adas into NONOBƐ.

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