Valley of the Forts
The valley of the Forts is a Lieu-dit Quebec located in Montérégie, along the Rivière Richelieu.
The forts of the valley of Richelieu were set up to counter the threat iroquoise at the 17th century, then that of the American at the 19th century, descendant the aforementioned river in order to drive out the Britanniques and to take possession of the Québécois territory.
List set up forts
- Strong Chambly (Chambly, 1711)
- Strong Lennox (Saint-Paul-with-the Island-with-Nut, 1819)
- Strong Richelieu (Sorel, 1641 - wood , 1665 - stone , destroyed)
- Extremely of Holy-Therese (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 1665, destroyed)
- Strong Midsummer's Day (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, several constructions of 1666 to 1775,1839 - current )
- Extremely of Saint-Bear (Saint-Bear-on-Richelieu, destroyed)
See too
- List of forts, fortifications, citadels and fortified towns in America - Quebec
- national historical Place of Canada Fort-Chambly
- national historical Place of Canada of Fort-Lennox
- Museum of Strong Midsummer's Day
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Highway of the Valley-of-Forts
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MRC Haut-Richelieu
- MRC It Valley-of-Richelieu the
- MRC Lajemmerais
- MRC Bas-Richelieu
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