Fort Sainte Anne (Nova Scotia)
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Fort Ste. Anne was a former French
military fort located in the Canadian
province of Cape Breton
.
It was situated in Englishtown
, Victoria County
on Cape Breton Island
.
The fort was built by Captain Charles Daniel
(1629) after raiding Baleine. and was occupied from 1639 to 1641, adjacent to the Simon Denys Fort (1650-1659) and Fort Dauphin (1713-1745), two other French military forts built on the site.
Fort Saint Anne is a National Historic Site)
France
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military fort located in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Cape Breton
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
.
It was situated in Englishtown
Englishtown, Nova Scotia
Not to be confused with present-day St. Anns, Nova Scotia, which was also the former name of Englishtown.Englishtown is a small coastal community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located on St. Anne's Bay in Victoria County on Cape Breton Island...
, Victoria County
Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Victoria County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The shire town and largest municipality is the village of Baddeck.-History:Named after Queen Victoria, it was established by statute in 1851...
on Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
.
The fort was built by Captain Charles Daniel
Charles Daniel (sea captain)
Charles Daniel was an early contributor to the advancement of the settlement of the New World. One of his documented accomplishments was the founding of Fort Sainte Anne on Cape Breton Island. This took place in 1629 after the captain's ship had been involved in a gale which separated this ship...
(1629) after raiding Baleine. and was occupied from 1639 to 1641, adjacent to the Simon Denys Fort (1650-1659) and Fort Dauphin (1713-1745), two other French military forts built on the site.
Fort Saint Anne is a National Historic Site)