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Fort Nassau, from 1609, was the first Dutch fort built in the Banda Islands. Fort Nassau was the first Dutch fort built on Banda Neira Island, the main island of the Banda Islands, part of Maluku in Indonesia, completed in 1609. [1] Its purpose was to control the trade in nutmeg, which at that time was only grown in the Banda Islands. [2]
Forts in Indonesia (2 C, 12 P) This page was last edited on 14 April 2019, at 19:19 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Fort Tolukko is located in the village of Dufa Dufa on the edge of Ternate City on the island of Ternate, one of the Maluku Islands in modern Indonesia. It is a 6 metres (20 ft) tall, stone built fort, sitting on a cape about 10.5 metres (34 ft) above sea level. Fort Tolukko's unusual phallic layout is a function of the immediate topography. [1]
During colonial rule, the fort of Kota Laha was taken over by the Dutch from the Portuguese and changed its name to Fort Victoria.Previously, the Portuguese built and named the fort Nossa Senhora de Anunciada in 1575 and was finished in 1580 by a Portuguese governor Gaspar de Mello, the fort was captured by the Dutch in 1605 and later renamed it as Victoria, which means victory.
Fort Kalamata, Ternate, Maluku Island, Indonesia. Fort Kalamata is a coastal star fort that was built by the Portuguese on the island of Ternate in Indonesia 's Maluku Islands . Formerly known as Benteng Kayu Merah ( Red Wood Fort ) because it is located in Kayu Merah village, Originally the fort was named Santa Lucia, but later it became ...
The Forts of Texas include a number of historical and operational military installations. For over 200 years, various groups fought over access to or control over the region that is now Texas . Possession of the region was claimed and disputed by the European powers of Spain and France , and the continental countries of Mexico , the United ...
Fort Vredeburg in the early 20th century. In 1760, after the foundation of the new Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, the Dutch governor of North Java coast Nicolaas Harting requested a fort to be built in Yogyakarta. The barracks was built on a plot provided by Sultan Hamengkubuwono I, the first fort was a simple wooden fort with four bastions. [2]