Fort Sekondi

4.9305555555556 - 1.7227777777778Koordinaten: 4 ° 55 ' 50 " N, 1 ° 43' 22 " W

The British Fort Sekondi was founded in 1682 by the British in Ghana Sekondi in accordance with local leaders in direct competition with the " within range " across the street Dutch Fort Oranje. When the Dutch noted the establishment of this British trading station in front of their eyes, they accused the natives of treason, because they insisted on an exclusive commercial law and withdrew from Sekondi in her Fort Witsten in Takoradi back. But at the request of the representatives of Sekondi they returned soon after Sekondi back, as well as the conditions for trade were better here. As part of the fortress exchange on the Gold Coast between the British and the Dutch 1867/68, the fort was Dutch, 1872 as part of the Sumatran treaty then turn British. Today few traces of the old fort are still standing.

There is a plan of the fort by William Smith in 1772 After the fort had a similar system like the British fort in Kommenda, which also gegenüberlag a Dutch fort, however, was considerably smaller. , A large square fortification with bastions at the corners and extra-reinforced walls on the side facing the Fort Oranje. Within the complex, there was a smaller, inner fortress, which was surmounted by a tower in the middle. This design provided great security at the expense, however, of the available space.