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 CNHS - Fort Saint-Jean - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec Posted by:  Weathervane
N 45° 17.928 W 073° 15.206
18T E 636938 N 5017627
La plaque reliée à ce Lieu historique national est située à Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec. The plaque related to this National Historic Site is located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec.
Waymark Code: WMF9F1
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 09/14/2012
Views: 26
The texte sur la plaque se lit comme suit:
L'état de guerre avec les Iroquois incita les Français à bâtir un fort à Saint-Jean en 1666. Un nouveau fort fut érigé en 1748 afin de protéger la colonie française contre les expéditions militaires britanniques qui remontaient la rivière Richelieu. En 1775, deux redoutes furent construites pour défendre contre l'invasion américaine la colonie passée aux mains des Anglais. La même année, le fort soutint un siège de 45 jours dirigé par le général américain Montgomery. A la suite du soulèvement de 1837, de nouvelles fortifications furent établies sur l'emplacement du fort. Ces bâtiments constituent depuis 1952 le coeur du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean.
The text on the plaque reads as follows:
As a result of the Iroquois wars a first fort was erected at St-Jean by the French in 1666. In 1748 a second fort was built to protect the French colony against British military expeditions coming up the Richelieu. Later- on, as a result of the American Revolution, two redoubts were built to protect the now English colony against an American invasion. Following the 1837 uprising a new military complex was built on the site of its predecessors. It is this complex which has served since 1952 as the core of the new College militaire royal de St-Jean.
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Quebec
Location - City name/Town name: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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