- Fort Lévis
Fort Lévis, a fortification on the
St. Lawrence River , was built in 1759 by the French. They had decided thatFort de La Présentation was insufficient to defend the St. Lawrence against the British. Named forFrançois Gaston de Lévis, Duc de Lévis , the fort was constructed on "Isle Royale", three miles downstream from the other fort. Although some military people wanted a stone fort, it was built of wood, in a four bastioned, square configuration.It was short-lived as a French fort, being captured by Major-General Amherst in August 1760 in the
Battle of the Thousand Islands . CaptainPatrick Sinclair was left to secure the area while Amherst proceeded on his way to attackMontreal .The fort was rebuilt by the British as Fort William Augustus. The island on which the fort stood was partially destroyed during the construction of the
St. Lawrence Seaway .External links
* [http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/forts/fortsE_L/levisFort.htm New York State Military Museum]
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