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Fort Richelieu

Fort Richelieu

Place Charles-de-Montmagny, Sorel, Quebec
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Fort Richelieu is a historic fort in the Canadian La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec. Fort Richelieu was part of a series of five forts built along the Richelieu River and is at the mouth of the Richelieu River. Fort Chambly formerly known as Fort St. Louis at Chambly, Fort Sainte-Thérèse, and Fort Saint-Jean at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, are on the way. The forts were built in order to protect travellers on the river from the Iroquois. The region is informally known as la Vallée-des-Forts. It was built by Charles Huault de Montmagny, first Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of New France, and named in honour of Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to Louis XIII. The fort was burned down by the Iroquois in 1647. In 1665, the Carignan-Salières Regiment, under the direction of Pierre de Saurel, rebuilt the fort on the same site.

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Fort Richelieu, along with other forts along the Richelieu River, played a defensive role in the 17th and 18th centuries during which conflict?

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Fort Richelieu, along with other forts along the Richelieu River, played a defensive role in the 17th and 18th centuries during which conflict?

War of 1812 All of the above American War of Independence Iroquoian Wars

Fort Richelieu is a historic fort in the Canadian La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec. Fort Richelieu was part of a series of five forts built along the Richelieu River and is at the mouth of the Richelieu River. Fort Chambly formerly known as Fort St. Louis at Chambly, Fort Sainte-Thérèse, and Fort Saint-Jean at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, are on the way. The forts were built in order to protect travellers on the river from the Iroquois. The region is informally known as la Vallée-des-Forts. It was built by Charles Huault de Montmagny, first Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of New France, and named in honour of Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to Louis XIII. The fort was burned down by the Iroquois in 1647. In 1665, the Carignan-Salières Regiment, under the direction of Pierre de Saurel, rebuilt the fort on the same site.

Place Charles-de-Montmagny, Sorel, Quebec
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Photo: Photograph by Wikimedia, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monument_du_Fort_Richelieu.jpg

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