Fort Batenstein

Fort Batenstein
Part of Dutch Gold Coast
Fort Batenstein in 1709
Fort Batenstein
Coordinates	4°49′37″N 1°55′17″W / 4.826944°N 1.921389°W / 4.826944; -1.921389
Site history
Built	1598
Garrison information
Occupants	Netherlands (1598-1650),(1656-1872) Sweden (1650-1656)

Fort Batenstein was the second trading post established by the Dutch on their Gold Coast between 1595 and 1600, after Fort Nassau was founded in Mouri around the same time. It was situated near Butre (old spelling: Boutry). In 1649, the trading post was upgraded into a fort. The fort was ceded with the entire Dutch Gold Coast to Britain in 1872.

At this fort, the Treaty of Butre was signed on 27 August 1656 between the Dutch and the Ahanta.

Fort Batenstein (by Gramberg, publ. 1861)

Notes

Forts of the former European colonial powers on the Gold Coast

Brandenburg-Prussian forts	Groß Friedrichsburg Dorothea

British forts	Apollonia Metal Cross Sekondi Komenda Cape Coast Victoria Royal William Tantum Winneba James Vernon

Danish forts	Frederiksborg Christiansborg Augustaborg Fredensborg Kongensten Prinsensten

Dutch forts	Elise Carthago Ruychaver Santo Antonio Hollandia Dorothea Batenstein Witsen Orange San Sebastian Vredenburgh Elmina Coenraadsburg Nassau William Egya Amsterdam Patience Goede Hoop Crèvecoeur Singelenburgh

Portuguese forts	Santo António de Axim São Sebastião de Shema São Jorge da Mina São Francisco Xavier

Swedish forts	Batenstein Carlsborg William Christiansborg

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