There were about thirty members of the Guard Regiment at Flagstaff House when the alarm was raised. At 7 a.m. resistance was actually increasing at Flagstaff House, as the defenders, less than a hundred of them, fought fiercely back against some 600 rebel troops. with the police at Police Headquarters, and from there the order was given for the 2nd Battalion to go into action at Flagstaff House. The outside walls of Flagstaff House had been open, and the defenders had retreated behind the second gate. He had made Flagstaff House into a strong point from which he commanded the army.

Source: GhanaWeb June 22, 2024 22:15 UTC