Fort Richelieu
Type
Fort Richelieu Memorial Cairn
Sorel, Québec
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Inscription
[front/devant]
CONSTRUIT EN BOIS LE 13 AOÛT 1642, PAR M. DE MONTMAGNY, À L'EMBOUCHURE DE LA RIVIÈRE
FUT RECONSTRUIT EN BOIS À CET ENDROIT LE 25 AOÛT 1665 PAR LE CAPITAINE PIERRE DE SAUREL.
CE FUT UN POSTE IMPORTANT POUR LA DÉFENSE DE LA COLONIE CONTRE LES IROQUOIS.
BUILT OF WOOD ON THE 13TH AUGUST, 1642, BY M. DE MONTMAGNY AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER
WAS RECONSTRUCTED OF WOOD ON THIS SPOT, ON THE 25TH AUG., 1665, BY CAPTAIN PIERRE DE SAUREL.
THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT DEFENCE POST AGAINST THE ATTACKS OF IROQUOIS.
Location
Fort Richelieu Memorial Cairn
Sorel
Québec
Fort Richelieu Memorial Cairn
Sorel
Québec
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 46.04594
Long. -73.11704
Lat. 46.04594
Long. -73.11704