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Fort Laprairie

Coordinates: 45°25′15″N 73°29′48″W / 45.42083°N 73.49667°W / 45.42083; -73.49667
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Fort Laprairie was constructed in 1687, and served as a military fort in New France until 1713. The fort was attacked by English and Dutch colonists under Major Pieter Schuyler on August 11, 1691, but resisted to the invaders.[1]

The site where the fort had once stood was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1921.[2] It is now a residential area and park (Place La Mennais) located on rue Émile-Gamelin in La Prairie, Quebec. A cairn for second battle is located at Chemin de la Bataille Nord and Chemin de Saint Jean

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  1. ^ "Fort Laprairie National Historic Site of Canada". Parks Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  2. ^ Fort Laprairie. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 25 March 2012.

45°25′15″N 73°29′48″W / 45.42083°N 73.49667°W / 45.42083; -73.49667