A map of the area in question. When the English eventually won, they gave Fort de la Presentation a new name.....Fort Oswegachi. You can read that name on the map just beside the "N" in New York. On the North Side of the River, you can see the name of another fort, Fort Isle Royale, which is actually still in use as a tourist attraction in Prescott Ontario. It is fairly obvious that whoever controls the narrows at this point will control all the traffic into the Great Lakes.
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The original reference to Fort Isle Royale is misleading. The fort in Prescott is Fort Wellington that had its origins in the War of 1812 and has no relationship with the island fortification. Also known as Fort Levis, the fort on Chimney Island was constructed in 1748. Its defenders stopped the British for a few days in August 1759. This was the last battle of the French and Indian War. The British went on to capture Montreal and take possession of Canada. See www.fortlapresentation.net
Michael
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