Fort Sabina

Fort Sabina, officialy known as Fort Sabina Henrica, lies southwest of the fortified town of Willemstad, in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.

In 1809 Napoleon feared a possible British invasion and thus the French wanted to prevent the Hellegat water from being used by enemy ships to reach Willemstad. Therefore, they built two forts, one on either side of the Hellegat water; Fort Prins Frederik in 1809 and Fort Sabina between 1810 and 1811. Their name for Fort Sabina was Fort de Ruijter.Read more