Jacob Fort (Netherlands)

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The Dutch briefly held a fort on the island of Kunta Kinteh in the Gambia river, West Africa, from 1659.

Establishment

January 1660: The Dutch briefly held Jacob Fort from 1659.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

January 1662: The English captured it in 1661 and renamed the island James Island and the fort Fort James after James, the Duke of York, later King James II of England.