Apollonia

Apollonia lies on the western Gold Coast near Beyin, in the country of the Nzema. European traders established posts on this shore, seeking access to its commerce while negotiating with local rulers. The British built a trading post at Beyin in 1691 and enlarged it into Fort Apollonia between 1768 and 1770. The Nzema chief Amenihyia permitted the fort's construction to encourage trade and counter Dutch ambitions, which had brought intermittent fighting to the area.