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Fort Saint Louis (Senegal)

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Fort Saint Louis
Part of Senegal
Saint Louis, Senegal
Illustration from A Collection of Voyages and Travels
Site information
Controlled byCompagnie du Sénégal (1659–1758)
Site history
Built1659 (1659)
Battles/warsBritish Capture of Senegal
Garrison information
OccupantsFrance (1659–1758)
England (1758–1783)
France (1783–)

Fort Saint Louis was a slave fort built by the Compagnie du Sénégal in Saint Louis, Senegal in 1659.

The fort surrendered on 30 April, 1758, and it was captured by Henry Marsh during the British capture of Senegal.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Fortescue, J.W. (1899). A History of The British Army. Vol. 2. Macmillan. pp. 346–347.