Fort de Kock is the Dutch fort that stands in the city of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
The fort was founded by Captain Bouer in 1825 at the Baron Hendrik Merkus de Kock as a commander of Der Troepen and Deputy Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, that's why the fort was known as the Fort Fort De Kock.
The fortress is situated on the Mount Jirek is used by the Dutch Army as a stronghold of the onslaught of the people of Minangkabau, especially since the outbreak of Padri War in 1821-1837. Around the fort there are the guns of ancient period to the 19th century. In the ensuing years, it grew around the fort is also a town called Fort de Kock, now New York City.
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