Fort Oscar

Fort Oscar is an 18th century military fort in Gustavia, the capital of Saint Barthélemy. It sits at an elevation of 136 feet, overlooking the Gustavia harbor. The fort was built during Sweden's rule of Saint Barthélemy. It was one of the three forts surrounding Gustavia, with Fort Gustav and Fort Karl. It was armed with four canons.

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Location: 17.8973, -62.8536, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Capture of Saint Martin ⓘ
  1633 naval battle of the Eighty Years' War

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  Attack on Saint Martin ⓘ
  1644 naval battle of the Eighty Years' War

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  Saint-Barthélemy Mutiny ⓘ
  mutiny on Saint-Barthélemy in 1810

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  Fort Amsterdam ⓘ
  17th century Dutch fort near Philipsburg, Sint Maarten

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  Fort Gelderland ⓘ
  fort used by the Dutch West India Company

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  Fort Karl ⓘ
  historic military fort in Saint Barthélemy (French Caribbean)

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  Fort Oscar ⓘ
  18th century military base in Saint Barthélemy

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  Fort Willem I ⓘ
  

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  Swedish battery of Fort Gustav III ⓘ
  historic military fort in Gustavia (Saint Barthélemy)

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1633 Capture of Saint Martin

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1644-04-17T00:00:00Z

1644 Attack on Saint Martin

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1810-09-22T00:00:00Z

1810 Saint-Barthélemy Mutiny

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	2010	Sint Maarten	country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, island country, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1633	Capture of Saint Martin	Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy, military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Attack on Saint Martin	Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1810	Saint-Barthélemy Mutiny	mutiny	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Amsterdam	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Gelderland	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Karl	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Oscar	fort, military base	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Willem I	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Swedish battery of Fort Gustav III	fort	Wikidata