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Fort Charles (Nebraska)
Fort Charles may refer to: * Fort Charles (Ghana), built in 1674 * Fort Charles (Jamaica), built between 1650 and 1660 * Fort Charles, later Fort William Henry (Pemaquid Beach, Maine), built in 1677 * Fort Charles (Menorca), which fell to the British during the Capture of Minorca (1798) * Fort Charles (Nebraska), a trading fort established in 1795 in the Nebraska Territory * Fort Charles (Nevis), built in the 1630s * Fort Charles (Saint Kitts), established 1670 * Salcombe Castle Salcombe Castle or Fort Charles is a ruined fortification just off the beach of North Sands in Salcombe, Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is located on a rocky outcrop which is easily reached on foot ..., or Fort Charles, in Devon, England * Fort Saint Jacques, or Fort Charles, founded in 1668 on James Bay in present-day Quebec * ''Fort Charles'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1940-1959, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels See also * * Charles For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Charles (Ghana)
Fort William is a fort in Anomabu, Central Region, Ghana, originally known as Fort Anomabo and renamed Fort William in the nineteenth century by its then-commander, Brodie Cruickshank, who added one storey to the main building in the days of King William IV. It was built in 1753 by the British after they thwarted a French attempt to establish a fort at the same place. Two earlier forts had been established at the same site, one in 1640 by the Dutch, another in 1674 (Fort Charles) by the English. Fort Charles was abandoned in 1730 and destroyed. Along with several other castles and forts in Ghana, Fort William was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 because of its importance during and testimony to the Atlantic slave trade. History Earlier forts In 1640, the Dutch built the first simple fort in the form of stone nog and brick lodge under the direction of Commander, Arent Jacobsz van der Graeff. In 1653, the Swedes captured the lodge. In 1657, Danish forces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Charles (Jamaica)
Fort Charles was built between 1650 and 1660, the first fort constructed in Port Royal, Jamaica. Location Fort Charles is located in the small town of Port Royal in Jamaica. The town was founded on a natural harbour and Fort Charles was constructed to guard its entrance. According to Donny L. Hamilton, the fort was situated at the tip of the sand spit separating Kingston Harbour from the Caribbean.3. Hamilton, Donny L. "Background History of Port Royal." Background History of Port Royal. Nautical Archaeology Program, Texas A&M University, 2000. Web. 03 May 2015. The fort is almost completely surrounded by water. History In 1654, Jamaica was under Spanish control and Spain was at war with England. Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, sent an expedition to invade the Spanish island Hispaniola. When the expedition failed, its leaders did not want to return home in shame. They turned their attention to capturing Jamaica, which was poorly defended. The buccaneer Henry Morgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort William Henry (Pemaquid Beach, Maine)
Fort William Henry is located in the village of New Harbor in the town of Bristol, Maine. The fort was, in its time, the largest in New England. The fort was originally built in 1692 but destroyed four years later by New France in the Siege of Pemaquid (1696). A reconstruction was built in 1908. The fort was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1969. Fort William Henry is now operated as a museum about the fort's history. Fort William Henry is part of the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, which also includes the archaeological excavations of 17th and 18th century village buildings and a museum with excavated artifacts found on the site, including musket balls, coins, pottery and early hardware. History The first fort on this site was Abraham Shurte's Fort (1630–1633), a palisaded trading post that was burned down by pirates under Dixie Bull. The next fort on the site was Fort Pemaquid (1633–1676), which was destroyed in the Northwest Coast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Charles (Menorca)
Fort Charles may refer to: * Fort Charles (Ghana), built in 1674 * Fort Charles (Jamaica), built between 1650 and 1660 * Fort Charles, later Fort William Henry (Pemaquid Beach, Maine), built in 1677 * Fort Charles (Menorca), which fell to the British during the Capture of Minorca (1798) * Fort Charles (Nebraska), a trading fort established in 1795 in the Nebraska Territory * Fort Charles (Nevis), built in the 1630s * Fort Charles (Saint Kitts), established 1670 * Salcombe Castle Salcombe Castle or Fort Charles is a ruined fortification just off the beach of North Sands in Salcombe, Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is located on a rocky outcrop which is easily reached on foot ..., or Fort Charles, in Devon, England * Fort Saint Jacques, or Fort Charles, founded in 1668 on James Bay in present-day Quebec * ''Fort Charles'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1940-1959, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels See also * * Charles Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capture Of Minorca (1798)
In November 1798 a British expedition captured the island of Menorca (historically called "Minorca" by the British) from Spain. A large force under General Charles Stuart landed on the island and forced its Spanish garrison to surrender in eight days with only some bloodshed. The British occupied the island for four years, using it as a major naval base, before handing it back to Spain following the Treaty of Amiens. Background The island had traditionally belonged to Spain, but was captured in 1708 by the British and was subsequently ceded to Britain by Spain under Article XI of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713). The British retained their possession until 1783 when it was returned to Spain at the Treaty of Paris. During their occupation the British had used it as a naval base, but it was extremely vulnerable to capture by Spanish or French forces as shown by two separate sieges in 1756 and 1781. While Britain and Spain had initially entered the French Revolutionary War as allies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Charles (Nebraska)
Fort Charles may refer to: * Fort Charles (Ghana), built in 1674 * Fort Charles (Jamaica), built between 1650 and 1660 * Fort Charles, later Fort William Henry (Pemaquid Beach, Maine), built in 1677 * Fort Charles (Menorca), which fell to the British during the Capture of Minorca (1798) * Fort Charles (Nebraska), a trading fort established in 1795 in the Nebraska Territory * Fort Charles (Nevis), built in the 1630s * Fort Charles (Saint Kitts), established 1670 * Salcombe Castle Salcombe Castle or Fort Charles is a ruined fortification just off the beach of North Sands in Salcombe, Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is located on a rocky outcrop which is easily reached on foot ..., or Fort Charles, in Devon, England * Fort Saint Jacques, or Fort Charles, founded in 1668 on James Bay in present-day Quebec * ''Fort Charles'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1940-1959, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels See also * * Charles For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Nebraska
The history of the U.S. state of Nebraska dates back to its formation as a territory by the Kansas–Nebraska Act, passed by the United States Congress on May 30, 1854. The Nebraska Territory was settled extensively under the Homestead Act of 1862 during the 1860s, and in 1867 was admitted to the Union as the 37th U.S. state. The Plains Indians are the descendants of a long line of succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples in Nebraska who occupied the area for thousands of years before European arrival and continue to do so today. Pre-historic Mesozoic During the Late Cretaceous, between 66 million to 99 million years ago, three-quarters of Nebraska was covered by the Western Interior Seaway, a large body of water that covered one-third of the United States. The sea was occupied by mosasaurs, ichthyosaurs, and plesiosaurs. Additionally, sharks such as ''Squalicorax'', and fish such as '' Pachyrhizodus'', ''Enchodus'', and the ''Xiphactinus'', a fish larger than any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Charles (Nevis)
Fort Charles is an abandoned British fort on the island of Nevis. It is now mostly in ruins. History Initial construction of Fort Charles began as early as the 1630s, with the aim of protecting Charlestown and its harbour.Machling, Tessa C. S. (2012). ''The Fortifications of Nevis, West Indies, from the 17th Century to the Present Day: Protected Interests?''. Archaeopress, Oxford, London. Mounting 26 cannon, Fort Charles was the main fort on the island, although there were numerous other, smaller gun emplacements. The reason for all of these fortifications was the protection of Nevis' lucrative sugar trade, which at one time was more profitable for Britain than all of the North American colonies combined. In 1706, the entire island was overrun by French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. During this action, Fort Charles was outflanked and taken from the landward entrance. Many of the cannon on the island were disabled by the French prior to their leaving. In 1782, the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Charles (Saint Kitts)
Fort Charles, also called Cleverley Point Fort, is a historic British colonial fort (est. 1670) site on the island of St. Kitts, located in the present day nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean. History It was built on a suitable site, as ships were often becalmed beneath it, when making for Sandy Point Road. It was named after King Charles II, who gave £500 to assist the British sugar cane plantations. The 1690 capture of Fort Charles by the French Caribbean forces was the reason for the construction of the Brimstone Hill Fortress above it, a National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site which overlooks this site. Charles Fort was a military post from at least 1666, and rebuilt by English Governor Thomas Hill by 1689. By 1736, the fort had 40 guns. The fort was abandoned in 1854. Some forty years later in 1890 it was used as a Hansen Home leper asylum. Hansen Home was closed in 1996. The fort is now in ruins, completely abandoned and overgrown with tropical v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salcombe Castle
Salcombe Castle or Fort Charles is a ruined fortification just off the beach of North Sands in Salcombe, Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is located on a rocky outcrop which is easily reached on foot at low tide. It is a Grade II listed building and ancient monument. The ruined structure includes a four-story semicircular tower with gun ports near the top. It is connected by a section of wall to a rectangular tower which is high. History Salcombe Castle, first called ‘the Bulwark’, was originally built between 1535 and 1539 as a gun battery, with seven gun embrasures. It was built by subscription under Lord Viscount Courtenay’s direction for protection against the French raids, not as part of the ‘Kinges Works’ of King Henry VIII, (26 volumes) under which most of the batteries and castles in the South and South West were built. It is thought that its build was overseen by Thomas Treffry of Fowey, who also oversaw seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Saint Jacques
Fort Saint Jacques, Fort Rupert, or Fort Charles was a fur trading post on James Bay at the mouth of the Rupert River. It was located in what is now Waskaganish, Nord-du-Québec region, Quebec, Canada. Fort Charles was founded in 1668 in northern western Quebec on the James Bay, at the mouth of the Rupert River. It was the first Hudson’s Bay Company post by the Médard des Groseilliers. It was the first European settlement in northern Canada. The fort was captured by the French in 1686, and remained under their control until 1713, during which period it was called Fort Saint Jacques.R.R. Palmer, ''A History of the Modern World'' 2nd ed. 1961, p. 234. When returned to English control, it became Rupert House, and later Fort Rupert. References See also * Treaty of Utrecht * Treaty of Ryswick The Peace of Ryswick, or Rijswijk, was a series of treaties signed in the Dutch city of Rijswijk between 20 September and 30 October 1697. They ended the 1688 to 1697 Nine Years' War betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Charles (HBC Vessel)
Fort Charles may refer to: * Fort Charles (Ghana), built in 1674 * Fort Charles (Jamaica), built between 1650 and 1660 * Fort Charles, later Fort William Henry (Pemaquid Beach, Maine), built in 1677 * Fort Charles (Menorca), which fell to the British during the Capture of Minorca (1798) * Fort Charles (Nebraska), a trading fort established in 1795 in the Nebraska Territory * Fort Charles (Nevis), built in the 1630s * Fort Charles (Saint Kitts), established 1670 * Salcombe Castle, or Fort Charles, in Devon, England * Fort Saint Jacques Fort Saint Jacques, Fort Rupert, or Fort Charles was a fur trading post on James Bay at the mouth of the Rupert River. It was located in what is now Waskaganish, Nord-du-Québec region, Quebec, Canada. Fort Charles was founded in 1668 in northern ..., or Fort Charles, founded in 1668 on James Bay in present-day Quebec * ''Fort Charles'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1940-1959, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels See also * * Charles Fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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