ðə fˈɔːɹtɹəs tʃˈeɪndʒd hˈændz ɐɡˈɛn ɪnðə lˈeɪt ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wɛn ðə dˈʌtʃ hˈændᵻd ɪɾ ˌoʊvɚ tə ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ɪt fɹʌm fˈɔːlɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈændz ʌv nɐpˈoʊlɪənz ɛkspˈænʃənˌɪst fɹˈæns.
The fortress changed hands again in the late 18th century when the Dutch handed it over to the British to prevent it from falling into the hands of Napoleon's expansionist France.