Fort Royal

E738471

coastal fortification historic site

Fort Royal is a historic coastal fortification in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, built by the French to defend their North Atlantic fishing and colonial interests.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Fort Royal canonical	1
Fort Royal (historical)	1

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal fortification ⓘ historic site ⓘ
builtBy	France NERFINISHED ⓘ French colonial authorities ⓘ
category	former military installation in Canada ⓘ fort in Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
controlledBy	France NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
currentUse	historic site remains ⓘ
garrisonType	French colonial troops ⓘ
hasType	artillery fortification ⓘ seaside fort ⓘ
heritage	French colonial military architecture ⓘ
historicalPeriod	French colonial period in Newfoundland ⓘ
locatedIn	Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ North America ⓘ Placentia Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Placentia harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ the town of Placentia NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
material	earthworks ⓘ stone ⓘ
partOf	French colonial fortifications in Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	defense of French North Atlantic fishing interests ⓘ defense of French colonial interests in Newfoundland ⓘ military defense ⓘ
region	Avalon Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of access to Placentia Bay ⓘ protection of French fisheries on the Grand Banks ⓘ
usedFor	coastal defense ⓘ protection of Placentia harbour ⓘ protection of fishing fleets ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador → hasFortification → Fort Royal ⓘ

Placentia → hasFortification → Fort Royal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort Royal (historical)