Fort Sekondi
Fort Sekondi | |
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Part of British Gold Coast | |
Coordinates | 4°56′29″N 1°42′34″W / 4.9415°N 1.7095°W |
Site history | |
Built | 1682 |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | Britain (1682–1868) Netherlands (1868–1872) |
Fort Sekondi, also Fort George, was an
A new second fort had been built before 1726 as it was drawn by William Smith (see picture top right), an African Company surveyor, and a floor plan given.[1]: 152 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."[1]: 218
Though later transfers occurred, the fort was not rebuilt.[2] It was transferred to the Dutch in 1868 as part of the Anglo-Dutch Gold Coast Treaty, 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 Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870–1871.[1]: 628–629
References
- ^ a b c d e f g William Walton Claridge; Hugh Charles Clifford, Sir (1915). A history of the Gold Coast and Ashanti from the earliest times to the commencement of the twentieth century (Volume 1). J Murray. p. 122. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ William Walton Claridge; Hugh Charles Clifford, Sir (1915). "Appendix F". A history of the Gold Coast and Ashanti from the earliest times to the commencement of the twentieth century (Volume 2). J Murray. p. 601. Retrieved 24 September 2012.