Fort Richelieu

Fort Richelieu stood at the mouth of the Richelieu River in Quebec, where this key corridor met the St. Lawrence, making it an important point for travel, defense, and control of movement between the St. Lawrence and Lake Champlain. First established in 1641 by Charles Huault de Montmagny and named for Cardinal Richelieu, it was burned by the Iroquois in 1647 and rebuilt on the same site in 1665 by the Carignan-Salières Regiment under Pierre de Saurel. As one of five forts along the river, it formed part of New France’s defense network in a contested borderland waterway.

Québec · Canada