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Excuse my ignorance, but it was news to me to learn that Gambia was once a colony of Latvia and was wondering if anyone on the list can substatiate or otherwise dispute the following assertions relating to Gambia's history:
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"XVII Century
"In the Polish-Swedish war (1600 - 1629), Sweden wins northern Latvia, while the provinces of Kurzeme and Zemgale are united into a duchy loyal to the Polish-Lithuanian empire. In time the former unit becomes quite powerful, especially during the reign of its most successful leader, Duke Jacob Kettler (Jekabs Ketlers). Trade is expanded to all corners of the world; Latvian pines become masts for English warships. The duchy gains a colony: the island of Tobago in the Caribbean (later exchanged for Gambia in Africa).........."
http://www.angelfire.com/ks/kristucitis/ks6.html
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"In 1651 the Duchy even gained its first colony in Africa, St. Andrews Island at the Gambia River and established Jacob Fort there........."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courland
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"In 1641, JACOB KETTLER inherited the Duchy of Courland. He was a very energetic man, built up a navy of 61 ships and pursued a colonial policy; Courlanders built FORT JAKOB on the Gambia river in West Africa (1651) and another colony on TOBAGO in 1652, attempting to get a share in the African slave trade........."
http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/eceurope/courland16411795.html
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