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Fort Sainte Anne (Vermont), Fort Sainte Anne
Fort Sainte Anne may refer to: ;Canada *Fort Sainte Anne (Nova Scotia) Fort Ste. Anne is a former French military fort located at present-day Englishtown, Nova Scotia, on the Island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. The fort was built by Captain Charles Daniel (1629) after he raided Baleine. The fort was occ ..., on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia * Fort Albany (Ontario), known as Fort Sainte Anne while it was under French control ;United States * Fort Sainte Anne (Vermont), on Isle La Motte, Vermont {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Sainte Anne (Nova Scotia)
Fort Ste. Anne is a former French military fort located at present-day Englishtown, Nova Scotia, on the Island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. The fort was built by Captain Charles Daniel (1629) after he raided Baleine. The fort was occupied from 1639 to 1641. Fort Saint Anne is National Historic Site Associated Forts Two other military forts were eventually built adjacent to the fort: Simon Denys Fort (1650-1659) and Fort Dauphin (1713-1758). Fort Dauphin After Queen Anne's War, French officer Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville and others established Fort Dauphin in 1713 as the capital of Ile Royale, prior to the establishment of Louisbourg. De Rouville played a role in the early settlement of both present-day Englishtown (1719-1722) and St. Peter's (1713-1718). As commodore of the fleet, Edward Tyng led 13 armed vessels and about 90 transports in the successful Siege of Louisbourg (1745) The siege of Louisbourg took place in 1745 when a New England c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Albany (Ontario)
Fort Albany was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post established in 1679 near the site of the present day Fort Albany First Nation. The fort was one of the oldest and most important of the Hudson's Bay Company's posts. It was also involved in Anglo-French tensions leading to the Battle of Fort Albany in 1688. History The area was explored by Charles Bayly, the first overseas governor of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), around 1675, and the original Fort Albany was established in 1679. The fort was named in honour of Henry Stuart, 6th Duke of Albany. It was one of the original Hudson's Bay Company trading posts, the others being Moose Factory on the south shore of James Bay, Charles Fort (later Rupert House) on the east, York Factory in the Port Nelson region, and New Severn (aka Fort Severn). In these early days of the company, each fort was run by a governor, who served for a number of years and oversaw the company employees, managing the trade of their fort. The original fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
