Fort Frontenac is founded in Canada

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.1: Canadian Writing and Culture (Anglophone): Colonial and The Nineteenth Century, 1783-1900.
Vol. editors: Glen Nichols (Mount Allison University), Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Denis Salter (McGill University), Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia), Cynthia Sugars (University of Ottawa)

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Colonialism and colonisation
Founding of countries and cities

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Date of occurrence 1673

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Canada (Location)

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Louis de Buade de Frontenac, who had arrived in Canada the previous September as Governor-General of New France, founds Fort Frontenac in Ontaria. He appoints La Salle as its commandant, and conciliates the Iroquois indigenous people.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Fort Frontenac is founded in Canada". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=16602, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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