186:) Company, also built a fort there a few years later. Both these buildings were of about the same size and only a gun-shot apart", and, "The Dutch Fort Orange was a very small place, being merely a square white house in a yard, mounting eight or ten guns on a terrace on the roof. The first English fort had been a very similar building ". This fort was destroyed on 1 June 1698, during the Dutch-Komenda war, and reduced to blackened outer walls. Although denied by the Dutch, reports and letters sent at the time indicated that the Dutch instigated the attack and that some plundered goods were taken to Castle Orange next-door. Attempts were made to rebuild it in 1700, though these had to be abandoned because of hostility from the indigenous population.
50:
34:
57:
197:
surveyor, and a floor plan given. In 1782 the fort was taken by the Dutch and destroyed, according to
Claridge: "The only success scored by the Dutch during this war was the capture of the English fort at Sekondi, which they completely destroyed."
685:
700:
205:, a large trade of forts between Britain and the Netherlands, and on 10 April 1872 the fort was transferred back to the United Kingdom as part of the
179:
563:
80:
206:
313:
202:
270:
A history of the Gold Coast and
Ashanti from the earliest times to the commencement of the twentieth century (Volume 2)
242:
A history of the Gold Coast and
Ashanti from the earliest times to the commencement of the twentieth century (Volume 1)
178:, which had been built in 1642. This first building was small, according to William Claridge: " at Sekondi Captain
201:
Though later transfers occurred, the fort was not rebuilt. It was transferred to the Dutch in 1868 as part of the
49:
291:
508:
339:
194:
354:
695:
690:
387:
331:
306:
190:
274:
705:
402:
578:
598:
568:
183:
8:
644:
558:
493:
475:
397:
323:
299:
268:
246:
175:
160:
631:
611:
606:
553:
548:
533:
528:
503:
440:
392:
25:
639:
588:
470:
465:
432:
417:
382:
538:
485:
460:
455:
450:
407:
367:
321:
649:
518:
266:
238:
664:
498:
362:
240:
679:
616:
573:
543:
95:
82:
412:
377:
267:
William Walton
Claridge; Hugh Charles Clifford, Sir (1915). "Appendix F".
659:
583:
523:
513:
422:
344:
172:
654:
621:
445:
168:
156:
189:
A new second fort had been built before 1726 as it was drawn by
33:
164:
239:
William Walton
Claridge; Hugh Charles Clifford, Sir (1915).
322:
Forts of the former
European colonial powers on the
677:
234:
232:
230:
228:
226:
224:
222:
307:
171:(earlier Zakonde and Secondee), next to the
260:
219:
38:Fort Orange (left) and Fort Sekondi (right)
686:Buildings and structures completed in 1682
314:
300:
701:1682 establishments in the British Empire
678:
295:
56:
13:
14:
717:
207:Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870–1871
55:
48:
32:
1:
212:
203:Anglo-Dutch Gold Coast Treaty
193:(see picture top right), an
7:
10:
722:
332:Brandenburg-Prussian forts
630:
597:
484:
431:
353:
330:
182:, Agent for the English (
136:
131:
116:
111:
74:
43:
31:
23:
18:
142:Netherlands (1868–1872)
612:São Sebastião de Shema
607:Santo António de Axim
622:São Francisco Xavier
403:William (lighthouse)
273:. J Murray. p.
245:. J Murray. p.
167:), built in 1682 at
132:Garrison information
340:Groß Friedrichsburg
140:Britain (1682–1868)
92: /
26:British Gold Coast
673:
672:
617:São Jorge da Mina
146:
145:
96:4.9415°N 1.7095°W
713:
696:Dutch Gold Coast
691:Castles in Ghana
599:Portuguese forts
316:
309:
302:
293:
292:
286:
285:
283:
281:
264:
258:
257:
255:
253:
236:
127:
125:
107:
106:
104:
103:
102:
97:
93:
90:
89:
88:
85:
59:
58:
52:
36:
16:
15:
721:
720:
716:
715:
714:
712:
711:
710:
676:
675:
674:
669:
626:
593:
480:
427:
349:
326:
320:
290:
289:
279:
277:
265:
261:
251:
249:
237:
220:
215:
195:African Company
141:
123:
121:
101:4.9415; -1.7095
100:
98:
94:
91:
86:
83:
81:
79:
78:
70:
69:
68:
67:
66:
65:
64:
60:
39:
12:
11:
5:
719:
709:
708:
706:Forts in Ghana
703:
698:
693:
688:
671:
670:
668:
667:
662:
657:
655:Christiansborg
652:
647:
642:
636:
634:
628:
627:
625:
624:
619:
614:
609:
603:
601:
595:
594:
592:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
494:Elize Carthago
490:
488:
482:
481:
479:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
446:Christiansborg
443:
437:
435:
429:
428:
426:
425:
420:
415:
410:
405:
400:
395:
390:
385:
380:
375:
370:
365:
359:
357:
351:
350:
348:
347:
342:
336:
334:
328:
327:
319:
318:
311:
304:
296:
288:
287:
259:
217:
216:
214:
211:
144:
143:
138:
134:
133:
129:
128:
118:
114:
113:
109:
108:
76:
72:
71:
62:
61:
54:
53:
47:
46:
45:
44:
41:
40:
37:
29:
28:
21:
20:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
718:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
683:
681:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
637:
635:
633:
632:Swedish forts
629:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
604:
602:
600:
596:
590:
589:Singelenburgh
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
549:Coenraadsburg
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
534:San Sebastian
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
504:Saint Anthony
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
491:
489:
487:
483:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
441:Frederiksborg
439:
438:
436:
434:
430:
424:
421:
419:
416:
414:
411:
409:
406:
404:
401:
399:
396:
394:
391:
389:
386:
384:
381:
379:
376:
374:
371:
369:
366:
364:
361:
360:
358:
356:
355:British forts
352:
346:
343:
341:
338:
337:
335:
333:
329:
325:
317:
312:
310:
305:
303:
298:
297:
294:
276:
272:
271:
263:
248:
244:
243:
235:
233:
231:
229:
227:
225:
223:
218:
210:
208:
204:
199:
196:
192:
191:William Smith
187:
185:
184:Royal African
181:
177:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
139:
135:
130:
119:
115:
110:
105:
77:
73:
51:
42:
35:
30:
27:
22:
17:
433:Danish forts
372:
280:24 September
278:. Retrieved
269:
262:
252:24 September
250:. Retrieved
241:
200:
188:
159:fort on the
152:
149:Fort Sekondi
148:
147:
112:Site history
63:Fort Sekondi
19:Fort Sekondi
539:Vredenburgh
486:Dutch forts
466:Prinsensten
456:Fredensborg
451:Augustaborg
408:Tantumquery
368:Metal Cross
180:Henry Nurse
176:Fort Orange
153:Fort George
99: /
75:Coordinates
680:Categories
650:Batenstein
584:Crèvecoeur
579:Goede Hoop
519:Batenstein
461:Kongensten
383:Cape Coast
324:Gold Coast
213:References
161:Gold Coast
665:Apollonia
640:Carlsborg
569:Amsterdam
509:Hollandia
499:Ruychaver
471:Carlsborg
363:Apollonia
155:, was an
137:Occupants
87:1°42′34″W
84:4°56′29″N
574:Patience
514:Dorothea
388:Victoria
345:Dorothea
24:Part of
645:William
559:William
476:William
413:Winneba
398:William
378:Komenda
373:Sekondi
169:Sekondi
157:English
151:, also
122: (
660:Witsen
554:Nassau
544:Elmina
529:Orange
524:Witsen
423:Vernon
418:James
393:Royal
173:Dutch
165:Ghana
163:(now
117:Built
564:Egya
282:2012
254:2012
124:1682
120:1682
275:601
247:122
682::
221:^
209:.
315:e
308:t
301:v
284:.
256:.
126:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
