Ndar

Ndar is an island near the mouth of the Senegal River, in the country of the kingdom of Waalo. In 1659 a French trading company established a fortified post there, calling it Saint-Louis after the French king. Its position linked the Atlantic with the river trade of the interior. The settlement grew through relations with African rulers and merchants, while European powers contested the post; the English occupied it on several occasions before 1817.