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Fort Lennox on Île aux Noix

Fort Lennox on Île aux Noix, Quebec, looking southwest, in 1923. Fort Lennox, Ile aux noix, Quebec, looking southwest (I0017513) · Photographer unidentified; Archives of Ontario · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Fort Lennox, on Île aux Noix in the Richelieu River, guarded one of the gateways to Canada along the Hudson–Champlain–Richelieu route. Fortified by the French in 1759, captured by the British in 1760 and used by American revolutionary forces in 1775, the island was repeatedly fortified and held a garrison until 1870.

Scope & context

The fort’s military role, not the War of 1812 as a whole.

Sources behind this record

Fort Lennox National Historic Site ↗

Parks Canada

Heritage value