 In 1837 the king of Ahanta , Baidoo Bonsoe II ( Badu Bonsu II ) , rebelled against the Dutch government and killed several officers , including acting governor Hendrik Tonneboeijer . The Dutch government used the treaty as the basis for military action and an expeditionary force was sent to Ahanta . In the war that followed King Baidoo Bonsoe II was killed . The Dutch reorganised the Ahanta state , after the rebellion , appointing the chief of Butre as regent , keeping the country under close control with an enlarged military and civilian presence . 
