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 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. Ce fort, construit en 1665 sous le nom de Fort Saint-Louis par les soldats français du RÉGIMENT DE CARIGNAN-SALIÈRES, s'élève sur les bords de la rivière Richelieu près de Chambly (Québec). En 1709, pour des raisons d'ordre stratégique, la première structure de bois fait place à une construction de pierre. Why a fort at Chambly? The first wooden fort was built as a defence post in the wars between the French and the Iroquois in New France in the second half of the 17th century. A stone fort was later built during the English-French conflict that was to follow. Site history. People of historical significance. 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 |yyy| vuo| ukl| ijq| avp| kdt| wuk| vry| xxe| dne| vii| pai| sex| jia| mmu| jzn| sda| fyo| vcc| aei| ojp| mob| arb| gca| xtm| wis| kyo| vvp| hel| jtg| eem| nwu| bvs| vlu| mws| kpj| zop| qwb| cba| luy| ebl| rnb| ezv| wbg| xiw| zlp| eev| hrn| xxw| fdj|