Old Montréal - Following the Trail of the Fortified City
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Description: Illustrated article about Chaussegros de Léry's 1716 construction of the city fortifications.
Old Montréal - Following the Trail of the Fortified City Discovery Tour of Old Montréal’s Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry, born in Toulon in 1682, was the King’s chief engineer in New France from 1716 to 1756. During this time, he planned and supervised work on several defense systems in Montréal, Québec City, Fort Chambly, Fort Niagara, Fort Saint-Frédéric and Sault-Saint-Louis (Kahnawake). Today, the spirit of Chaussegros de Léry beckons us to discover these historic places by following these marks on the ground, the archaeological reminders of a bygone era.
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