Saltpond, Ghana
Fort Amsterdam, Ghana
Fort Amsterdam is a former slave fort in Abandze, Central region, Ghana. It was built by the English between 1638 and 1645 as Fort Cormantin or Fort Courmantyne, and was captured by admiral Michiel de Ruyter of the Dutch West India Company in 1665, in retaliation for the capture of several Dutch forts by the English Admiral Holmes in 1664. 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.
- City
- Saltpond
- Country
- Ghana
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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Background: Wikipedia