Fort Saint-Jean

Fort Saint-Jean (HM1GJO)

Location: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec 28562 Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 45° 17.926', W 73° 15.207'

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L'état de guerre avec les Iroquois incita les Français à bâtir un fort à Saint-Jean en 1666. Un nouveau fort fut érigé en 1748 afin de protéger la colonie française contre les expéditions militaires britanniques qui remontaient la rivière Richelieu. En 1775, deux redoutes furent construites pour défendre contre l'invasion américaine la colonie passée aux mains des Anglais. La même année, le fort soutint un siège de 45 jours dirigé par le général américain Montgomery. A la suite du soulèvement de 1837, de nouvelles fortifications furent établies sur l'emplacement du fort. Ces bâtiments constituent depuis 1952 le coeur du Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean.
As a result of the Iroquois wars a first fort was erected at St-Jean by the French in 1666. In 1748 a second fort was built to protect the French colony against British military expeditions coming up the Richelieu. Later on, as a result of the American Revolution, two redoubts were built to protect the now English colony against an American invasion. Following the 1837 uprising a new military complex was built on the site of its predecessors. It is this complex which has served since 1952 as the core of the new Collège militaire royal de St-Jean.
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Placed ByHistoric Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
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Date Added Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 9:48am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 636937 N 5017624
Decimal Degrees45.29876667, -73.25345000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 17.926', W 73° 15.207'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 17' 55.56" N, 73° 15' 12.42" W
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Area Code(s)252, 919
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 401-411 Parc Laurier Street, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec 28562, CA
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