French Forts

          The French had many forts in North America.  They were mostly established and destroyed in the 1600s and the 1700s. Some were permanent and some went on to cities we have today. Let’s look at 3 forts of the French men.

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Fort Crevecoeur

On January 5^th, 1680, the French explorers: La Salle and Henri De Tonti established Fort Crevecoeur, but it didn’t last long

In April 15^th, 1680, Tonti left Crevecoeur to begin a new settlement and left seven people at the fort. The next day the seven men took everything from the fort, blew it up, and fled back to Canada.  

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                   Fort Detroit

          This fort was built in 1701 by Officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. At present day it is in Detroit, Michigan.

 It was built to keep the English from moving west and to make more fur trade in America.

          On November 9^th, 1760 the fort was conquered by the British, but in 1796, it was captured by the Americans.

In the 1805 fire, it was burnt to smithereens. 

Fort Frontenac

          This fort was a trading post built by La sale.  At present day, it is in Kingston, Canada.

          In August 1758, it was destroyed in the Battle of Fort Frontenac but was later rebuilt and then destroyed again 1758. Later in 1783, it was partially rebuilt and is now a college.

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          The French still had many more forts in North America. They stopped having forts because they lost the French and Indian War. Over the years, some were rotted and collapsed and some went on to become modern day cities.