Fort Victoria
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Fort Victoria is a structure in Cape Coast, Ghana. It was initially known as 'Phipps Tower', in honour of its initial constructor English Governor Phipps. Its name was changed later to Fort Victoria in honor of Queen Victoria. Along with other nearby forts and castles, Fort Victoria was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 because of its European colonial significance.
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Location: 5.1068, -1.2491, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Battle of Elmina ⓘ
1625 battle -
Battle of Elmina ⓘ
1637 battle during the Dutch-Portuguese War -
Capture of Carolusborg ⓘ
colonial conflict between the Danes and Swedes -
Battle of Elmina ⓘ
1781 battle -
Komenda Wars ⓘ
wars involving Britain, the Netherlands and Eguafo along the Gold Coast -
Elmina Castle ⓘ
fortified colonial trading post in Ghana -
Fort Nassau ⓘ
fort on the Dutch Gold Coast, Ghana -
Fort Coenraadsburg ⓘ
Dutch-built fort in Ghana -
Fort Amsterdam ⓘ
fortidied colonial trading post in Kormantin, Ghana -
Fort Beekestein ⓘ
redoubt in Elmina -
Fort Carolusburg ⓘ
fort used by the Dutch West India Company -
Fort De Veer ⓘ
redoubt in Elmina -
Fort Goede Hoop ⓘ
Dutch fort in Ghana -
Fort Java ⓘ
fort in Elmina -
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 ⓘ
historic fort in Cape Coast, Ghana -
Fort Victoria ⓘ
fort in Cape Coast Metropolitan District, Central Region, 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 Vredenburgh ⓘ
material cultural heritage site in Ghana -
Fort William ⓘ
material cultural heritage site in Ghana
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| 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 |
| event | war | 1694 | Komenda Wars | Dutch West India Company, Royal African Company, John Cabess, series of wars | 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 | 1682 | Fort Vredenburgh | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1753 | Fort William | fort | Wikidata |