The forts of New France in northeast America, 1600-1763
René Chartrand (Author)
"'New France' consisted of the area colonized and ruled by France in North America from the 16th to the 18th centuries. This title, which follows on from Fotress 27: French fortresses in North America 1534-1763: Qu?bec, Montr?al, Louisbourg and New Orleans and Fortress 75: The forts of New France in northeast America 1600-1763, takes a look at the forts guarding the frontier defenses of New France from the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. Among the sites examined are forts Cr?vecoeur (Illinois), Biloxi (on the Mississippi), St Jean-Baptiste (Louisiana), Natchitoches (Louisiana), de Chartres (on the Mississippi), Cond? (Alabama), and Toulouse (Alabama)"--Publisher's website
Fortress, 75
History
64 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm.
9781846032554, 1846032555
191891156
Chronology
A tour of the forts. 16th-century forts
Forts on the Atlantic
Acadian Borderlands
Plaisance (Placentia)
St Lawrence River Valley
The Richelieu River and Lake Champlain Valley
The western St Lawrence River
The Ohio Valley
The Ottawa River Valley and Hudson's Bay
The end of the Seven Years War in the Northeast
The fort garrisons
The forts today