According to history records, the Dutch had a fort called St Andries in the area (which was later changed to St Andrew when the British took it over). The name ‘Ordnance’ referred to the ...

On the morning of the 26th October a Dutch bargee contacted our Major and told him that the Fort was unoccupied as the Germans had left during the night. As we had no Officer at this time the ...

Through a series of highly-coordinated attacks, the Africans drive the Dutch to the very edge of the colony at Fort St Andries (now the Fort Canje area). Berbice falls under the control of the ...