Fort Augustaborg
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Fort Augustaborg was a Danish colonial fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, used primarily for trade and coastal defense during the era of European colonial expansion in West Africa.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Carlsborg | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial fort
ⓘ
fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Danish colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Danes ⓘ |
| category |
Colonial forts in Africa
ⓘ
Danish Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Forts in Ghana ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Denmark ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| function |
military outpost
ⓘ
trading post ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWaterVicinity | Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | West African coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerDuringColonialPeriod | Kingdom of Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Danish Gold Coast possessions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
control of coastal trade routes
ⓘ
protection of Danish commercial interests on the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| usedDuring | era of European colonial expansion in West Africa ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Carlsborg