Fort Richelieu
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The fort was established at the mouth of the Richelieu River, near the modern city of Sorel-Tracy, in 1641. 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.
Affiliations
The museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
See also
List of French forts in North America
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- ↑ Fort Richelieu. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
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