# Fort Witsen

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Destroyed Fort on Dutch Gold Coast (contemporary Ghana)

Fort Witsen Part of Dutch Gold Coast Fort Witsen around 1668 Location Fort Witsen Coordinates 4°55′00″N 1°45′00″W / 4.916688°N 1.749916°W / 4.916688; -1.749916 Site history Built 1665 (1665) Garrison information Occupants Netherlands (1665-1872)

**Fort Witsen**, also **Fort Tacaray**, was a fort on the [Dutch Gold Coast](/source/Dutch_Gold_Coast), established in 1665 near [Takoradi](/source/Takoradi). This fort was destroyed after a few years, and in 1684 the site was abandoned. A map from 1791 shows, however, that the Dutch had renewed their presence in the fort again.[1] The fort was handed over to [Britain](/source/United_Kingdom), along with the entire [Dutch Gold Coast](/source/Dutch_Gold_Coast), on 6 April 1872, owing to the provisions of the [Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870-1871](/source/Anglo-Dutch_Treaties_of_1870-1871).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Dutch National Archives](/source/Nationaal_Archief), object number: VEL0759. Source: [Atlas of Mutual Heritage](https://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/detail.aspx?page=dpost&lang=nl&id=816#tab2) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130510065734/http://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/detail.aspx?page=dpost&lang=nl&id=816#tab2) 2013-05-10 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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