| Fort Menagouèche | |
|---|---|
Saint John, New Brunswick,  Canada | |
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  Fort Menagouèche | |
| Coordinates | 45°15′52″N 66°04′25″W / 45.2644°N 66.0736°W |
| Type | Historical French Fort |
| Official name | Fort Charnisay National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1923 |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Canada: National Historic Sites of Canada |
| Controlled by | 1751-1755:  France1758-?:  British Empire?-present: Canada |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1751 |
| Built by | Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot France Ignace-Philippe Aubert de Gaspé France[1] |
| In use | 1751-1755: France Warehouse/Way Station 1758-?: British Empire Fort?-present: Canada Museum |
Fort Menagoueche (French: Fort Menagouèche) (1751, destroyed 1755, present historic site) was a French fort at the mouth of the St. John River, New Brunswick, Canada. French Officer Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot and Ignace-Philippe Aubert de Gaspé[1] built the fort during Father Le Loutre's War and eventually burned it themselves as the French retreated after losing the Battle of Beausejour. It was reconstructed as Fort Frederick by the British.
Due to the succession of strategic French and British forts at this location, the site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1923.[2]
- ^ a b Castonguay, Jacques (1979). "Aubert de Gaspé, Ignace-Philippe". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IV (1771–1800) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Fort Charnisay National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
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