First established in 1749, as a counterbalance to the French stronghold of Louisbourg. Halifax played a pivotal role over the next decade in the Anglo-French rivalry in the region. The various fortifications at Halifax were to protect the Protestant settlers against raids by the French, Acadians, and Wabanaki Confederacy (primarily the Mi'kmaq). Those fortifications, including the one at the summit of the hill, were successively rebuilt to defend the town from various enemies.
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