Fort Witsen | |
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Part of Dutch Gold Coast | |
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Coordinates | 4°55′00″N 1°45′00″W / 4.916688°N 1.749916°W / 4.916688; -1.749916 |
Site history | |
Built | 1665 (1665) |
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Occupants | Netherlands (1665-1872) |
Fort Witsen, also Fort Tacaray, was a fort on the Dutch Gold Coast, established in 1665 near Takoradi. This fort was destroyed after a few years, and in 1684 the site was abandoned. A map from 1791 shows, however, that the Dutch had renewed their presence in the fort again.[1] The fort was handed over to Britain, along with the entire Dutch Gold Coast, on 6 April 1872, owing to the provisions of the Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870-1871.
Forts of the former European colonial powers on the Gold Coast
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Brandenburg-Prussian forts |
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British forts |
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Danish forts |
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Dutch forts |
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Portuguese forts |
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Swedish forts |
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