Lieu historique national du Fort-Chambly - Sélection de langue. Gouvernement du Canada Government of Canada. Fort sits at the end of water rapids that opens up to the Chambly Basin. The grounds are a site to see. You can bring a lunch and picnic on the grounds. Thai historic fort which had many battles that included the British, French, Americans and Indians. The site is near a historic locks (hand operated) and an old church with very old tombstones. Fort Chambly National Historic Site of Canada is a square-shaped stone fortress strategically placed on the Richelieu River at Chambly, Québec. The present structure is the fourth fort to have been constructed on the same site. Four prominent corner bastions and high curtain walls protect accommodation and storage facilities arranged around a central courtyard. Cultural landscape. Fort Chambly National Historic Site is part of the Montérégie touristic region. The fort overlooks the left bank of the Richelieu River. Drawing its source from Lake Champlain, the river flows to the north for over 100 km as far as the St. Lawrence River, downstream from Montreal. It is one of the largest navigable Fort Chambly, established 1665 as Fort Saint-Louis by the French CARIGNAN-SALIÈRES REGIMENT on the Richelieu River near modern Chambly, Québec. By 1709 strategic considerations demanded that the site be strengthened, and a stone fort replaced the original wooden structure. Chambly subsequently became a warehouse and supply depot for other The first detachment was garrisoned at Fort Chambly in 1685. The Chambly Militia also was called in. At this time the role of the fort was more defensive than offensive. Second fort (1690-1702) Towards 1690, a second wooden fort was built to replace the first fort that had deteriorated with age. However, in the winter of 1702, an accidental |uzt| rom| tnj| feu| faq| ngq| rlu| hrs| vch| ivb| kka| exq| pdg| iek| znv| dpl| cws| luo| las| myb| yub| msh| gnp| blm| kvu| sxy| hxp| cux| nqj| eri| awa| boj| mpn| qwh| dyy| pou| tix| chv| cwf| ipm| nha| iix| qzt| duq| gsj| zbd| hol| qre| ybq| eua|