5 8 ▁ ▁Fort ▁B aten stein , ▁presently ▁But ri : ▁ 1 6 4 9 – 1 6 5 6 . ▁Fort ▁W its en , ▁presently ▁Tak or adi : ▁ 1 6 5 3 – 1 6 5 8 . ▁Carol us borg : ▁April ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁– ▁January / F ebru ary ▁ 1 6 5 8 , ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 6 6 3 ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Swedish ▁colon ies ▁in ▁America : ▁New ▁Sweden ▁( 1 6 3 8 – 1 6 5 5 ; ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ) ▁Saint - Bar th é le my ▁( 1 7 8 4 – 1 8 7 8 ; ▁sold ▁to ▁France ) ▁Gu adel oupe ▁( 1 8 1 3 – 1 8 1 4 ; ▁returned ▁to ▁France ) ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Swedish ▁colon ies ▁in ▁Asia ▁were : ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁ ▁Par ang ip etta i ▁( 1 7 3 3 ; ▁lost ▁to ▁France ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain ) ▁ ▁Amer icas ▁ ▁New ▁Sweden ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Empire ▁had ▁reached ▁its ▁greatest ▁territorial ▁extent . ▁The ▁Sw edes ▁sought ▁to ▁extend ▁their ▁influence ▁by ▁creating ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁( to b acco ) ▁and ▁fur ▁trad ing ▁col ony ▁to ▁by pass ▁French , ▁British ▁and ▁Dutch ▁mer ch ants . ▁