Fort au Fer (New York)

Fort au Fer was a British fort, established in 1775 on Lake Champlain, New York approximately 1 mile south of Rouses Point. It was occupied by General John Burgoyne during his Saratoga campaign in 1777, and remained in British hands until 1796,[1] following the 1794 Jay Treaty.[2]

The fort started as a large stone house in 1770. Along with more brick barracks and a stockade, it was fortified with entrenchments and cannon in 1775.[1]

The fort was destroyed by fire in 1805.[1]

References
  1. "Fort au Fer". New York State Military Museum. New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. Benn, Carl (1993). Historic Fort York, 1793–1993. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-920474-79-2.


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