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Fort St. Joseph

When the British withdrew from Michilimackinac in 1796 they moved to this island, where they built the most westerly of the British military posts. The troops were accompanied by officers of the Indian Department, who here held councils and distributed presents to Britain’s Indian allies. As traders sought the protection of the fort, a small village grew up around it. Here Captain Charles Roberts organized the expedition which captured Michilimackinac on 17 July 1812. Subsequently Fort St. Joseph was abandoned and in July 1814 it was burned by the Americans.

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Fort St. Joseph

A leur retraite de Michillimakinac, en 1796, les Anglais s’installèrent ici et construisirent un fort, leur poste militaire le plus à l’ouest. Des officiers du Départment des Indiens accompagnaient les troupes et le fort Saint-Joseph devint le lieu de réunion et de distribution de présents aux alliés indiens. Un petit village se déveoppa autour du fort. C’est d’ici que le capitaine Charles Roberts organisa l’expédition qui mena à la prise de Michillimakinac le 17 juillet 1812. Ensuite abandonné, le fort Saint-Joseph fut brûlé par les Américanins en juillet 1814.

Location: 185 Fort Road, St. Joseph Island
Emplacement : 185 Fort Road, St. Joseph Island
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 46.064766, -83.945669
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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