The Forts of New France: The Great Lakes, the Plains and the Gulf Coast 1600–1763 (Fortress)

"New France" consisted of the area colonized and ruled by France in North America from the 16th to the 18th centuries. This title, which follows on from Fortress 27: French Fortresses in North America 1534-1763: Qu\_bec, Montr\_al, Louisbourg and New Orleans and Fortress 75: The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763, takes a look at the forts guarding the frontier defenses of New France from the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. Among the sites examined are forts Cr\_vecoeur (Illinois), Biloxi (on the Mississippi), St Jean-Baptiste (Louisiana), Natchitoches (Louisiana), de Chartres (on the Mississippi), Cond\_ (Alabama), and Toulouse (Alabama). Military History - Early Modern COVER 1 CONTENTS 5 INTRODUCTION 6 CHRONOLOGY 7 TH E EARLY FORTS OF THE GREAT LAKES 10 Royal government and frontier forts 14 Lake Ontario 17 Lakes Huron and Erie 25 Lake Michigan 29 Lake Superior 33 THE PRAIRIES A N D THE "WESTERN SEA" 35 Louisiana 39 The Illinois country and upper Mississippi 39 FORTS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 47 THE GULF COAST A N D THE "ALIBAMONS" 53 THE FORTS TODAY 60 GLOSSARY OF FORTIFICATION TERMS 61 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 64 INDEX 66 COVER 68 ISBN-10:,184603504X,ISBN-13:,978-1846035043 ISBN-10: 184603504X,ISBN-13: 978-1846035043 Follows on from "Fortress 27: French Fortresses in North America 1534-1763: Quebec, Montreal, Louisbourg and New Orleans" and "Fortress 75: The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763". This book takes a look at the forts guarding the frontier defenses of New France from the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.