Fort Lévis - 1760 - France's Last Stand - Ogdensburg, New York
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This information panel about battles that took place during the French and Indian Wars, is located on the site of Fort La Présentation, in Ogdensburg, New York.
Waymark Code: WM163GV
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2022
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British Forces under Major General Jeffrey Amherst sailed and rowed down the St. Lawrence and laid siege to Fort Lévis, commanded by Captain Pierre Pouchot with a force of 350 soldiers and Canadian Militia.
1. September 1759 - With Fort Lévis well under construction, General de Levis rejoined the French army at Québec.
2. August 18 - August 22, 1760 - The British established shore and island gun batteries surrounding Fort Lévis and on August 22, 1760, the formal British siege began with a land and water bombardment.
3. British Forces attempted a landing but were repelled.
4. August 26,1760 - Captain Pouchot surrendered his garrison after exhausting his supply of powder and shot. The French surrendered on September 8th, 1760 marking the end of the French and Indian Wars in North America.
Fort Levis on Isle Royale
August 1759 - Canadian Governor de Vaudreuil, having learned of the capture of Fort Niagara, detached General de Lévis with 500 to 600 men to march to la Présentation and establish a position capable of covering that frontier. Upon his arrival at the site, he chose to relocate his operation to Isle Royale (Chimney Island) in the middle of the St. Lawrence, believing it a better position from which to stop a British force coming down the river.
The British rebuilt Fort Lévis renaming it Fort William Augustus. Along with the rebuilt Fort de la Présentation (Oswegatchie) it became a supply base for western British outposts.
Father Abbé Francois Picquet and the American Indians moved to Isle Picquet after la Présentation was vacated. The English thought the settlement was a french village and burn it during the siege.
Amherst led a force of thousands of men and war materiel up the Mohawk River and down the Oswego River to Fort Ontario, then across Lake Ontario to the St. Lawrence with the ultimate destination of Montreal.
Type of Historic Marker: Information Panel
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: New York State Department of Transportation and Seaway Trail Inc.
Age/Event Date: 01/01/1760
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