Fort Chambly

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Fort Chambly is a historic 17th-century French colonial fort on the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada, known for its role in the defense of New France and later military conflicts in North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
fort ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
architecturalStyle stone fortification ⓘ
capturedBy American Continental Army ⓘ
linked to: Continental Army

British forces ⓘ
capturedDuring American invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ
constructedBy French colonial authorities ⓘ
Jacques de Chambly ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1665 ⓘ
coordinateLatitude 45.449 ⓘ
coordinateLongitude -73.283 ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
currentUse museum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
garrisonedBy British troops ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ
French troops ⓘ
hasExhibit French colonial life ⓘ
New France military history ⓘ
hasViewOf Richelieu River rapids ⓘ
heritageDesignation Classified Federal Heritage Building ⓘ
National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
locatedIn Chambly, Quebec ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Montérégie ⓘ
locatedInProvince Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
locatedInRegion New France ⓘ
locatedNear Montreal ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Richelieu River ⓘ
locatedOnRoute Richelieu River defensive line ⓘ
linked to: Fort Chambly
managedBy Parks Canada ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
namedAfter Jacques de Chambly ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
originallyBuiltAs wooden fort ⓘ
ownedBy Government of Canada ⓘ
partOf Richelieu River fortifications ⓘ
linked to: Fort Chambly

defensive system of New France ⓘ
rebuiltAs stone fort ⓘ
rebuiltDate 1709 ⓘ
early 18th century ⓘ
recognizedFor role in North American colonial conflicts ⓘ
role in defense of New France ⓘ
surroundedBy Fort Chambly National Historic Site grounds ⓘ
usedDuringConflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
French and Indian War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
usedFor defense of New France ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ
protection against British colonies ⓘ
protection against Iroquois raids ⓘ

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Fort Chambly → locatedOnRoute → Richelieu River defensive line ⓘ
linked to: Fort Chambly
Fort Chambly → partOf → Richelieu River fortifications ⓘ
linked to: Fort Chambly
Fort St. John → nearbyFortification → Fort Chambly ⓘ
Fort St. John → associatedWith → Richelieu River fortifications ⓘ
linked to: Fort Chambly
Chambly → hasHeritageSite → Fort Chambly ⓘ
Chambly → hasHistoricSite → Fort Chambly ⓘ
Chambly → hasAttraction → Fort Chambly National Historic Site ⓘ
linked to: Fort Chambly
Chambly, Quebec → hasHeritageSite → Fort Chambly ⓘ
Chambly, Quebec → knownFor → Fort Chambly ⓘ
Chambly, Quebec → hasAttraction → Fort Chambly National Historic Site ⓘ
linked to: Fort Chambly
Jacques de Chambly → hasNameOriginFor → Fort Chambly ⓘ