Fort Amsterdam
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Fort Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial fortification on the southern tip of Manhattan that served as the administrative and military center of New Netherland.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial fortification
ⓘ
fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ military installation ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
English forces under Richard Nicolls
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| constructionStart |
1625
ⓘ
1626 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| demolished | late 18th century ⓘ |
| event | surrender to the English in 1664 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Dutch soldiers
ⓘ
English soldiers ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Forts in Manhattan
ⓘ
History of New York City ⓘ New Netherland ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
seat of colonial government
ⓘ
seat of the Director-General of New Netherland ⓘ |
| heritage | Dutch colonial architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan Island
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ
surface form:
New Amsterdam
New Netherland ⓘ New York City ⓘ
surface form:
present-day New York City
present-day New York State ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
present-day United States
southern tip of Manhattan ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
East River
ⓘ
Hudson River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | site of present-day Bowling Green ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
earthworks
ⓘ
stone ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| operator | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch colonial empire ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
Fort Willem Hendrick
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort George
Fort James ⓘ Fort Willem Hendrick ⓘ Ticonderoga ⓘ
surface form:
Fort William Henry
|
| successor | Government House (New York) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center of New Netherland
ⓘ
defense ⓘ government administration ⓘ military center of New Netherland ⓘ residence of colonial governors ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.