
The name Fort Nassau was used by the Dutch in the 17th century for several fortifications, mostly trading stations, named for the
House of Orange-Nassau
The House of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: ''Huis van Oranje-Nassau'', ) is the current reigning house of the Netherlands. A branch of the European House of Nassau, the house has played a central role in the politics and government of the Netherlands ...
. It was also the name of a British fort, which was formerly a Dutch fort.
Forts of this name included:
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Fort Nassau (North River), established 1614 in Albany, New York
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Fort Nassau (South River), established 1627 in Gloucester City, New Jersey
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Old Fort of Nassau, established 1697, in The Bahamas, which, as a British fort, was attacked by
U.S. Marines in 1776
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Fort Nassau (Ghana), established near Mori
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Fort Nassau (Guyana), on the Berbice River
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Fort Nassau, Banda Islands, on the island of Bandaneira, in Indonesia, constructed in 1609
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Fort Nassau (Curaçao), established as Fort Republiek in 1797
See also
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Nassau (disambiguation)
Nassau may refer to:
Places Bahamas
*Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence
Canada
*Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792
*Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...
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