1753 in Canada
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- The 2nd Fort PaskoyaFort PaskoyaFort Paskoya or Paskoyac or Pasquia was a French fort and trading post near the mouth of the Saskatchewan River. Along with Fort Bourbon, Fort Dauphin and Fort La Reine is was built by the Vérendryes to control the chain of lakes west of Lake Winnipeg...
built at a new location which became the Pas. - A trading postTrading postA trading post was a place or establishment in historic Northern America where the trading of goods took place. The preferred travel route to a trading post or between trading posts, was known as a trade route....
, to be later known as Fort de la CorneFort de la CorneFort de la Corne was built in 1753 by Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne at the same time that the second Fort Paskoya was built. It was built a little lower than the Saskatchewan River Forks at the mouth of the Pehonan Creek, a new establishment which originally bore the name of Fort des...
was built just below the junction of the two branches of the Saskatchewan. - Fort RougeFort Rouge (fortification)Fort Rouge was a fort located on the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, Canada, on the site of what is now the city of Winnipeg. Its exact location is unknown. Its name in English means "red fort"....
rebuilt by Jacques Legardeur de Saint-PierreJacques Legardeur de Saint-PierreJacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre was a Canadien colonial military commander and explorer. who held posts throughout North America in the 18th century.-Life:...
at its original location.
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- October 17 - François-Josué de la Corne DubreuilFrançois-Josué de la Corne DubreuilFrançois-Josué de La Corne Dubreuil, was an officer in the colonial regular troops of New France and, as was the norm of the day, involved in family commercial enterprises . He was the son of Jean-Louis de la Corne de Chaptes and a brother of Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne and Luc de la...
, a soldier and trader. (b.17101710 in Canada-Events:* The English recapture Acadia, this time permanently, and rename it Nova Scotia.* Francis Nicholson captures Port Royal for England.* The English take Port Royal and name it Annapolis Royal....
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