Fort William

Fort William is a fort in Anomabu, Central Region, Ghana, originally known as Fort Anomabo and renamed Fort William in the 1830s by its then-commander, Brodie Cruickshank, who added one storey to the main building, and renamed the fort after King William IV.

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Anomabu Castle; Fort Anomabo
fort, factory, Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions, 

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Location: 5.1742, -1.1189, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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  Battle of Elmina ⓘ
  1625 battle

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  Battle of Elmina ⓘ
  1637 battle during the Dutch-Portuguese War

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  Capture of Carolusborg ⓘ
  colonial conflict between the Danes and Swedes

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  Battle of Elmina ⓘ
  1781 battle

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  Elmina Castle ⓘ
  fortified colonial trading post in Ghana

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  Fort Nassau ⓘ
  fort on the Dutch Gold Coast, Ghana

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  Fort Coenraadsburg ⓘ
  Dutch-built fort in Ghana

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  Fort Amsterdam ⓘ
  fortidied colonial trading post in Kormantin, Ghana

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  Fort Beekestein ⓘ
  redoubt in Elmina

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  Fort Carolusburg ⓘ
  fort used by the Dutch West India Company

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  Fort De Veer ⓘ
  redoubt in Elmina

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  Fort Goede Hoop ⓘ
  Dutch fort in Ghana

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  Fort Java ⓘ
  fort in Elmina

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  Fort McCarthy (historical) ⓘ
  fort in Cape Coast Metropolitan District, Central Region, Ghana

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  Fort Nassau ⓘ
  fort in Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District, Central Region, Ghana

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  Fort Royal ⓘ
  material cultural heritage site in Ghana

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  Fort Victoria ⓘ
  fort in Cape Coast Metropolitan District, Central Region, Ghana

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  Fort Victoria ⓘ
  historic fort in Cape Coast, Ghana

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  Fort William ⓘ
  fort in Cape Coast Metropolitan District, Central Region, Ghana

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  The Little Fort ⓘ
  material cultural heritage site in Ghana

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  Fort William ⓘ
  material cultural heritage site at Anomabu, Ghana

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  Fort William ⓘ
  material cultural heritage site in Ghana

Frameless

The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-42

The National Archives UK - CO 1069-34-3

The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-42 1 001

The National Archives UK - CO 1069-34-3 b 1

The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-45-2-001

The National Archives UK - CO 1069-34-3-b

English Fort William in Annamaboe

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
timelineTypessite,event
timelineArrayArray
event	armed conflict	1625	Battle of Elmina	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1637	Battle of Elmina	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Capture of Carolusborg	battle, Dutch Gold Coast, Swedish Empire, Denmark–Norway	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1781	Battle of Elmina	Kingdom of Great Britain, Dutch Republic, battle	Wikidata
site	castle	1482	Elmina Castle	cultural heritage, factory, castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1612	Fort Nassau	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1652	Fort Coenraadsburg	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Amsterdam	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Beekestein	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Carolusburg	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort De Veer	destroyed building or structure, redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Goede Hoop	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Java	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort McCarthy (historical)	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Nassau	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Royal	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Victoria	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Victoria	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort William	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		The Little Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1640	Fort William	factory, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1753	Fort William	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-42		Commons
commons	image		The National Archives UK - CO 1069-34-3		Commons
commons	image		The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-42 1 001		Commons
commons	image		The National Archives UK - CO 1069-34-3 b 1		Commons
commons	image		The National Archives UK - CO 1069-30-45-2-001		Commons
commons	image		The National Archives UK - CO 1069-34-3-b		Commons
commons	image		English Fort William in Annamaboe		Commons
commons	image		Overzicht buitenmuren aan de landzijde en linker zijde - Anomabu - 20375190 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Overzicht buitenmuur aan de linker zijde met boten op de voorgrond - Anomabu - 20375191 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Overzicht buitenmuur aan de linker zijde - Anomabu - 20375193 - RCE		Commons