This memorial commemorates Fort Laprairie. It is dedicated to the victorious troops and the soldiers killed in action. It was erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
La Prairie,
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LE FORT DE LAPRAIRIE
FORT LAPRAIRIE
CONSTRUIT SUR CE TERRAIN EN 1687 CE FORT SERVIT DE REFUGE AUX COLONS DURANT UN QUART DE SIÈCLE DE GUERRES, 1687-1713. LE 11 AOÛT 1691, LE MAJOR PETER SCHUYLER L'ATTAQUA INOPINÉMENT À LA TÊTE D'UNE BANDE DE SAUVAGES ET Y TUA OU BLESSA PLUSIEURS FRANÇAIS, PARMI LES TUÉS: SAINT-CRS, CAPITAINE COMMANDANT, D'HOSTA ET D'ESCAYRAC, CAPITAINES, DOMERGUE, LIEUTENANT ET DES ISLES, ENSEIGNE. PARMI LES BLESSÉS, PERRES ET LEVILLIERS, ENSEIGNES. [Le reste du texte est illisible.]
BUILT IN 1867, THE FORT SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH FOR A QUARTER OF A CENTURY. ON AUGUST 11TH 1691, MAJOR PETER SCHUYLER LED A PARTY OF NEW YORK IROQOUIS IN A SURPRISE ATTACK ON THE FORT. CAPTAIN DU SAINT-CYR, THE OFFICER COMMANDING, CAPTAINS D'HOSTA AND D'ESCAYRAC, LIEUTENANT DOMERGUE ENSIGN DES ISLES AND TWELVE OTHER FRENCH WERE KILLED. ENSIGNS PERRES AND LEVILLIERS WERE WOUNDED.
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Location
Fort Laprairie Memorial Cairn
Bataille Road & Saint-Jean Road
La Prairie
Fort Laprairie Memorial Cairn
Bataille Road & Saint-Jean Road
La Prairie
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.3891594
Long. -73.403628
Lat. 45.3891594
Long. -73.403628
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