Stamp, William Henry Bartlett, about 1840

Fort Chambly before restoration

Fort Chambly today

This fort, built in 1665 under the name of Fort Saint-Louis by the French soldiers of the Carignan-Salières Regiment, rises on the river banks Richelieu close to Chambly (Quebec). In 1709, for reasons of a strategic nature, the first structure of wood is replaced with a stone construction. The fort is used thereafter as a warehouse and storage of supplies for the other forts built along Richelieu. In September 1760, the fort is lightly defended and abandoned into the hands of the English without a shot being fired. At the beginning of the War of American Independence, rebels of the colony seized Fort Chambly, but in June of 1776 the English re-take the fort until the end of the war. Badly maintained and dilapidated, Fort Chambly is abandoned in 1851. In 1882-1883, private individuals restore the site, which will become the national historical park of Strong Chambly in 1921.