Fort Amsterdam

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Fort Amsterdam is a former slave fort in Abandze, Central region, Ghana. It was built by the English between 1638 and 1645 as Fort Cormantin or Fort Courmantyne, and was captured by admiral Michiel de Ruyter of the Dutch West India Company in 1665, in retaliation for the capture of several Dutch forts by the English Admiral Holmes in 1664. It was subsequently made part of the Dutch Gold Coast, and remained part of it until the fort was traded with the British in 1868. The Fort is located at Abandze, on the north-east of Cape Coast in the Mfantseman District of the Central Region of Ghana. Because of its testimony to European economic and colonial influence in West Africa and its historical importance in the Atlantic slave trade, the fort was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 along with other forts and castles in Ghana.

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Fort Cormantin; Fort Courmantyne; Fort Kormantin
fort, Ghana, Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions, Ghana, 

  • part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@
  • World Heritage Site page@
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Location: 5.1924, -1.0931, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Capture of Carolusborg ⓘ
    colonial conflict between the Danes and Swedes
  • Fort Nassau ⓘ
    fort on the Dutch Gold Coast, Ghana
  • Fort Amsterdam ⓘ
    fortidied colonial trading post in Kormantin, Ghana
  • Fort Carolusburg ⓘ
    fort used by the Dutch West India Company
  • Fort Goede Hoop ⓘ
    Dutch fort in Ghana
  • Fort McCarthy (historical) ⓘ
    fort in Cape Coast Metropolitan District, Central Region, Ghana
  • Fort Nassau ⓘ
    fort in Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District, Central Region, Ghana
  • Fort Royal ⓘ
    material cultural heritage site in Ghana
  • Fort Victoria ⓘ
    fort in Cape Coast Metropolitan District, Central Region, Ghana
  • Fort Victoria ⓘ
    historic fort in Cape Coast, Ghana
  • Fort William ⓘ
    fort in Cape Coast Metropolitan District, Central Region, Ghana
  • The Little Fort ⓘ
    material cultural heritage site in Ghana
  • Fort William ⓘ
    material cultural heritage site at Anomabu, Ghana
  • Fort William ⓘ
    material cultural heritage site in Ghana
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Fort Amsterdam, ovens in directe omgeving - 20651805 - RCEFort Amsterdam, ovens in directe omgeving - 20651805 - RCE
Fort Amsterdam, zeezijde - 20652253 - RCEFort Amsterdam, zeezijde - 20652253 - RCE
Fort Amsterdam, verdwenen rondeel - 20651573 - RCEFort Amsterdam, verdwenen rondeel - 20651573 - RCE
Fort Amsterdam, zeezijde - 20652294 - RCEFort Amsterdam, zeezijde - 20652294 - RCE
Fort Amsterdam, buitenpoort - 20651804 - RCEFort Amsterdam, buitenpoort - 20651804 - RCE
Fort Amsterdam, bastion - 20652270 - RCEFort Amsterdam, bastion - 20652270 - RCE
Fort Amsterdam, binnenpoort - 20651803 - RCEFort Amsterdam, binnenpoort - 20651803 - RCE
View from the sea of the castle CormanineView from the sea of the castle Cormanine
Fort Amsterdam2016Fort Amsterdam2016
AMH-8146-KB View of Fort Frederiksburg and Fort Amsterdam at Cormantin and Fort James at AccraAMH-8146-KB View of Fort Frederiksburg and Fort Amsterdam at Cormantin and Fort James at Accra
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflict1658Capture of Carolusborgbattle, Dutch Gold Coast, Swedish Empire, Denmark–NorwayWikidata
linkpagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@Wikidata
linkpageWorld Heritage Site page@Wikidata
sitecastle1612Fort Nassaufort, castleWikidata
sitefortFort AmsterdamfortWikidata
sitefortFort CarolusburgfortWikidata
sitefortFort Goede HoopfortWikidata
sitefortFort McCarthy (historical)fortWikidata
sitefortFort NassaufortWikidata
sitefortFort RoyalfortWikidata
sitefortFort VictoriafortWikidata
sitefortFort VictoriafortWikidata
sitefortFort WilliamfortWikidata
sitefortThe Little FortfortWikidata
sitefort1640Fort Williamfactory, fortWikidata
sitefort1753Fort WilliamfortWikidata
commonsimageFort Amsterdam, ovens in directe omgeving - 20651805 - RCE Commons
commonsimageFort Amsterdam, zeezijde - 20652253 - RCE Commons
commonsimageFort Amsterdam, verdwenen rondeel - 20651573 - RCE Commons
commonsimageFort Amsterdam, zeezijde - 20652294 - RCE Commons
commonsimageFort Amsterdam, buitenpoort - 20651804 - RCE Commons
commonsimageFort Amsterdam, bastion - 20652270 - RCE Commons
commonsimageFort Amsterdam, binnenpoort - 20651803 - RCE Commons
commonsimageView from the sea of the castle Cormanine Commons
commonsimageFort Amsterdam2016 Commons
commonsimageAMH-8146-KB View of Fort Frederiksburg and Fort Amsterdam at Cormantin and Fort James at Accra Commons
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