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Fort Chambly
Coordinates45°26′58″N 73°16′37″W / 45.44944°N 73.27694°W / 45.44944; -73.27694
TypeFort
Site information
Controlled byNew France; Great Britain; Canada
Site history
Built1665
In use1675–1776
Battles/warsIroquois Wars — Seven Years' War — Invasion of Canada Campaign — American Revolution
National Historic Site of Canada
Official nameFort Chambly National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1920

Fort Chambly is a historic fort in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec. It is designated as a National Historic Site of Canada.[1] Fort Chambly was formerly known as Fort St. Louis. It was part of a series of five fortifications built along the Richelieu River to protect travellers on the river from the Iroquois. The region is informally known as la Vallée-des-Forts.

  1. ^ Fort Chambly. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 25 March 2012.

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