CNHS - Fort Lennox - Le Fort Lennox - Saint-Paul-de-l'ile-aux-Noix, Québec
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N 45° 07.293 W 073° 16.031
18T E 636283 N 4997913
Fort Lennox is the third fort built on this site. Alternately occupied by the French, English and Americans. Le Fort Lennox est le troisième fort construit sur ce site. Il fut occupé tour à tour par les Français, les Anglais et les Américains.
Waymark Code: WMMJMK
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 09/29/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member BCandMsKitty
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Fort Lennox

Le Fort Lennox

Fort Lennox was the third fortification built on Isle-aux-Noix as a barrier to invasion along the Richelieu River from the south. The island was first fortified by the French in 1759 but the British captured it the next year. In 1775 the Americans occupied the island as a base for their attack on Canada. After they retreated the British erected a new fort to deter further American invasion. During the War of 1812 it protected an important naval base. Later this fort was razed and a new masonry work, Fort Lennox, was built (1819-29) to guard the Canadian border. It was garrisoned until 1870.

Ce fort fut le troisième construit dans l'île-aux-Noix pour prévenir les invasions par le Richelieu. L'île fut d'abord fortifiée par les Français en 1759, capturée par les Anglais l'année suivante, puis occupée en 1775 par les Américains qui projetaient d'attaquer le Canada. Lorsque les Britanniques reprirent l'île, ils y construisirent un nouveau fort, ce qui permit de protéger une importante base navale, au cours de la guerre de 1812. Plus tard, le vieux fort fut rasé et un nouvel ouvrage en pierre, le fort Lennox, fut construit (1819-1829) pour garder la frontière. Une garnison l'occupa jusqu'en 1870.

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Classification: National Historic Site

Province or Territory: Quebec

Location - City name/Town name: Saint-Paul-de-l'ile-aux-Noix

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