Fort Amsterdam (Ghana)
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Fort Amsterdam is a fort in Kormantin, Ghana
. It was built by the English between 1638 and 1645 as Fort Cormantine and was captured by admiral Engel de Ruyter
of the Dutch West India Company
in 1665. It was subsequently made part of the Dutch Gold Coast
, and remained part of it until the fort was traded with the British in 1868.
The village of Abandze has grown around the site of the fort today.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It was built by the English between 1638 and 1645 as Fort Cormantine and was captured by admiral Engel de Ruyter
Engel de Ruyter
Engel Michielszoon de Ruyter was a Dutch vice-admiral.-Life:He was the son of lieutenant admiral Michiel de Ruyter and his second wife Cornelia Engels. He began his naval service on board his father's ship on his expeditions in 1664 and 1665...
of the Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company was a chartered company of Dutch merchants. Among its founding fathers was Willem Usselincx...
in 1665. It was subsequently made part of the Dutch Gold Coast
Dutch Gold Coast
The Dutch Gold Coast or Dutch Guinea, officially Dutch possessions on the Coast of Guinea was a portion of coastal West Africa that was gradually colonized by the Dutch, beginning in 1598...
, and remained part of it until the fort was traded with the British in 1868.
The village of Abandze has grown around the site of the fort today.