Fort Casimir

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Fort Casimir was a 17th-century Dutch colonial fort on the Delaware River that later became the site of present-day New Castle, Delaware.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch fort
colonial fort
military installation
associatedWith Dutch colonization of North America
English takeover of the Delaware region
Swedish colonization of North America
builtFor control of Delaware River trade
defense of Dutch claims on the Delaware River
capturedBy New Sweden NERFINISHED
Swedish colonial forces
conflictContext Dutch–Swedish rivalry in North America NERFINISHED
constructedBy Dutch West India Company NERFINISHED
controlledBy Dutch West India Company NERFINISHED
New Netherland authorities NERFINISHED
countryAtTimeOfConstruction Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
currentPhysicalRemains no standing fort structures
demolishedOrObsolete yes
followedBy town of New Amstel
town of New Castle NERFINISHED
garrisonedBy Dutch soldiers
Swedish soldiers
heritageStatus recognized as an important early colonial site in Delaware history
historicalSiteOf early European settlement on the Delaware River
laterName New Amstel NERFINISHED
locatedIn New Castle, Delaware NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Delaware NERFINISHED
New Castle County, Delaware NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
locatedNear mouth of the Christina River
locatedOn Delaware River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Ernst Casimir of Nassau-Dietz NERFINISHED
opposedTo New Sweden NERFINISHED
partOf Dutch colonial empire NERFINISHED
New Netherland NERFINISHED
precededBy earlier Dutch trading posts on the Delaware River
predecessorOf New Castle, Delaware NERFINISHED
presentDaySite historic district of New Castle, Delaware
recapturedBy Dutch forces
Petrus Stuyvesant NERFINISHED
region Delaware Valley NERFINISHED
strategicImportance control of access to the upper Delaware River
proximity to Swedish Fort Christina
timePeriod 17th century
usedFor military defense
trade regulation

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New Castle, Delaware originalName Fort Casimir