Fort Carillon was built by Pierre de Rigot de Vodroy , Governor of French Canada , to protect Lake Champlain from British invasion. Located on the shore of the lake fifteen miles south of Fort Saint-Frederick , it was built to defend against attack as a stronghold in a possible future war. [1]
| Fortress | |
| Fort Carillon | |
|---|---|
| Fort carillon | |
 | |
| A country | New france |
| Location | |
| Established | 1755 year |
Construction began in October 1755. [2] .
See also
- Battle of Carillon
- Ticonderoga (fort)
Notes
- ↑ WJ Eccles. France in America, Harper and Row, 1973, p. 186
- ↑ Boréal Express, Canada-Québec, Éditions du Renouveau Pédagogique Inc. 1977