Ussher Fort

Ussher Fort is a fort in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the Dutch in 1649 as Fort Crèvecœur, and is two days' march from Elmina and to the east of Accra on a rocky point between two lagoons. It was one of three forts that Europeans built in the region during the middle of the 17th century. Fort Crèvecœur was part of the Dutch Gold Coast. The Anglo-Dutch Gold Coast Treaty (1867), which defined areas of influence on the Gold Coast, transferred it to the British in 1868. Because of its significance in the history of European colonial trade and exploitation in Africa, the fort was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.

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Fort Crèvecœur
fort, factory, Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions, 

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Location: 5.5385, -0.2082, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Assault on Osu ⓘ
  1678 Attack on Osu between Akwamu and Accrans forces

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  Battle of Dodowa ⓘ
  1826 battle

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  First Anglo–Ashanti War ⓘ
  1823–1831 war

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  James Fort ⓘ
  fort in Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

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  Ussher Fort ⓘ
  former colonial fortified trading post in Ghana

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  Fort James ⓘ
  material cultural heritage site in Ghana

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  Fort Augustaborg ⓘ
  former Danish fort in Ghana

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1649 Ussher Fort

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1678 Assault on Osu

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1826 Battle of Dodowa

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1823 — 1831 First Anglo–Ashanti War

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1673 Fort James

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1787 Fort Augustaborg

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Standteekening van het fort Crêvecoeur te Hollandsch Accra, Kust van Guinea

The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-39-2-001

The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-20

AMH-8147-KB Prospect featuring Fort Crevecoeur at Acrra

Zaccrafortdutch

AMH-8178-KB View of the English and Dutch forts at Akkra, seen from the north

Figuratieve kaart der afdeeling Accra en Berkoe (1859)

The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-39

Gebouw naast Ussher Fort, zeezijde - 20651658 - RCE

Ussher Fort, voormalige toegang - 20651659 - RCE

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1821	Gold Coast Colony		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1678	Assault on Osu	Denmark–Norway, battle, Ga-Adangbe people, Akwamu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1826	Battle of Dodowa	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1823	First Anglo–Ashanti War	Denmark, war, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Fante, Akan people, Ashanti Empire	Wikidata
site	fort		James Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1649	Ussher Fort	fort, factory	Wikidata
site	fort	1673	Fort James	monument, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1787	Fort Augustaborg	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Standteekening van het fort Crêvecoeur te Hollandsch Accra, Kust van Guinea		Commons
commons	image		The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-39-2-001		Commons
commons	image		The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-20		Commons
commons	image		AMH-8147-KB Prospect featuring Fort Crevecoeur at Acrra		Commons
commons	image		Zaccrafortdutch		Commons
commons	image		AMH-8178-KB View of the English and Dutch forts at Akkra, seen from the north		Commons
commons	image		Figuratieve kaart der afdeeling Accra en Berkoe (1859)		Commons
commons	image		The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-39		Commons
commons	image		Gebouw naast Ussher Fort, zeezijde - 20651658 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Ussher Fort, voormalige toegang - 20651659 - RCE		Commons