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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Casimir canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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