Fort Townshend

Fort Townshend in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, was built from 1775 to 1779 as the headquarters of the Newfoundland garrison and a major British defence against French attack and American privateers. Created after Fort William’s vulnerability was exposed by the French capture of 1762, it formed a large star-shaped citadel linked to the older fort by Military Road and was considered one of the largest British fortifications in North America. Strengthened in 1796 and again before the War of 1812, it helped deter a French fleet that year. After the garrison left in 1871, the fort declined, though some remains still survive on the site.

Newfoundland and Labrador · Canada