Dutch settlement of Fort Casimir
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The Dutch settlement of Fort Casimir was a mid-17th-century colonial trading and military outpost on the Delaware River that later became the nucleus of present-day New Castle, Delaware.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dutch settlement of Fort Casimir canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial fort
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military outpost ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| adjacentWaterBody | Delaware Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fort Casimier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Nieuw Amstel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | New Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialEra | Age of Dutch colonization in North America ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Dutch–Swedish rivalry on the Delaware ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Dutch West India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateCaptured | 1654 ⓘ |
| dateRecaptured | 1655 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Peter Stuyvesant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Dutch soldiers
ⓘ
Swedish soldiers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of a U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ |
| historicalTerritory | New Netherland on the South River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1651 ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs |
New Amstel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delaware Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ present-day New Castle, Delaware ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Casimir, Count of Nassau-Dietz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Fort Christina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nucleusOf | present-day New Castle, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onRiver | Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | New Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New Netherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentSite | New Castle Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
control of Delaware River navigation
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military defense ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| recapturedBy | Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lower Delaware River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Fort Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of access to the interior via the Delaware River ⓘ |
| successorState | English colony of Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fur trade
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tobacco trade ⓘ |
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