Fort Saint Louis on the Illinois River
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Fort Saint Louis on the Illinois River was a late 17th-century French colonial stronghold in present-day Illinois that served as a strategic base for exploration, trade, and control of the Mississippi Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Saint Louis on the Illinois River canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial fort
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| abandoned | late 17th century ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Illinois Confederation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miami people NERFINISHED ⓘ Odawa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Potawatomi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawnee people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Henri de Tonti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtOn | rocky promontory above the Illinois River ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
French–English rivalry in North America
ⓘ
French–Iroquois conflicts ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1683 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1682 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | no standing structures ⓘ |
| era | late 17th century ⓘ |
| established | early 1680s ⓘ |
| followedBy | later French and British posts in the Illinois River region ⓘ |
| fortificationType | palisaded fort ⓘ |
| foundedBy | René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
French colonial militia
ⓘ
French soldiers ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
diplomatic center for alliances with Indigenous nations
ⓘ
missionary base for Catholic missionaries ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological and historical interest site ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Illinois Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Mississippi River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Starved Rock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Utica, Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Illinois River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French colonial network of forts in the interior of North America ⓘ |
| politicalEntityAtTimeOfUse | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | temporary French posts in the Illinois Country ⓘ |
| relatedWork | La Salle’s explorations of the Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of the Mississippi Valley
ⓘ
protection of French interests against English and Iroquois expansion ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Indigenous refugee villages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of regional Indigenous alliances
ⓘ
exploration base ⓘ fur trade ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ |
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