Fort Nassau was the first Dutch established fort on the Dutch Gold Coast

Dutch Gold Coast

The Dutch Gold Coast or Dutch Guinea, officially Dutch possessions on the Coast of Guinea was a portion of coastal West Africa that was gradually colonized by the Dutch, beginning in 1598...

, near Moree, Ghana

Moree, Ghana

Moree or Mori is a small seaside town in Ghana. It developed around Fort Nassau, which was the first fort established by the Dutch West India Company on their Gold Coast....

. A trading post was established between 1595 and 1600, which was attacked and burned to the ground by the Portuguese

Portuguese Gold Coast

The Portuguese Gold Coast was a Portuguese colony on the West African Gold Coast on the Gulf of Guinea.-History:The Portuguese established the following settlements on the Gold Coast from January 21, 1482:...

 in 1610. In 1612 a reinforced fort was built, which due to the unfamiliarity of the Dutch with building in the tropics was notorious for its unhealthy conditions. In 1624, the fort was considerably expanded.

Fort Nassau served as the capital of the Dutch Gold Coast from its establishment until 1637, when Fort Elmina

Elmina Castle

Elmina Castle was erected by Portugal in 1482 as São Jorge da Mina Castle, also known simply as Mina or Feitoria da Mina) in present-day Elmina, Ghana . It was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea, so is the oldest European building in existence below the Sahara...

was captured from the Portuguese.