Fort Nassau (Ghana)

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Fort Nassau was the first Dutch fort on the Gold Coast, changed hands several times European owner and is still in ruins exist.

On the floor of the later Fort Nassau in Mori (or Moure ) the Dutch had been in 1595 ( 1598? ) Built a dirt Faktorei ( trading post ) for the trading of gold. After 1610, the Portuguese had attacked this station and burned the upstream village, the king of Asebu (or Sabou ) sent two ambassadors to the Netherlands to build with the request on its territory a fortified fort. The Dutch followed this call, sent a ship directly with artisans and building material of Mori and built there their first fort on the Gold Coast. In order to give the Portuguese no chance there again mix the bricks were brought in for the construction of the fort completely from the Netherlands. The fort was also built by the local construction requirements unfamiliar Dutchmen completely according to local fashion and therefore was considered extremely unhealthy, poorly ventilated building. From 1612 to 1637 (ie, until the conquest Elminas by the Portuguese ), the fort was the headquarters of the Dutch on the Gold Coast. 1615 was another Portuguese attack successful and led to partial destruction of the plant. Subsequently adopted by the Dutch West India Company - - Fortress greatly increased newly built in 1624 that was. 1645 was a Dutch crew of 32 men with garrison commander, a doctor, a coppersmith and 156 slaves. In 1664 the British took over briefly the fort in 1665 and again in 1782, the Dutch, the British captured it again. In 1785 it came by contract ( in exchange for the Fort in Sekondi ) back to the Dutch. Beginning of the 19th century it was abandoned for several years and in 1868 British associated with a greater ring exchange of Dutch and British forts on the Gold Coast for the last time.