Theme
Fortification
Events involving fortification.
Initial theme stub generated from temp/sa-history-16th-century-events.csv.
Events
1505Portuguese fortress and trading post established at Sofala1652Construction begins on Fort de Goede Hoop1657VOC officials formulate territorial separation measures1660VOC constructs a fortified Liesbeeck frontier2 January 1666Foundation stones laid for the Castle of Good Hope1679Castle of Good Hope completed1781–1783French-supported defence build-up transforms Cape fortifications