Pictures of Fort St. Jago / Fort Conraadsburg, Elmina (1660s)
Read also below, info`s about the Dutch Cemetery of Elmina.
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Battle of Elmina - The expedition sailed late in 1781, and arrived off the coast of Africa in January 1782. Pursuant to orders, Shirley first stopped at the primary British outpost of Cape Coast Castle on 5 February, where plans were developed to take the principal Dutch castle at Elmina by land while ... Read More
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The Dutch Cemetery of Elmina was constructed on the order of Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast J.P. Hoogenboom in 1806.
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The Dutch ceded the fort to Britain in 1872, together with the entire Dutch Gold Coast.
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