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The Lévis Forts were a series of three forts located on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Lévis, Quebec, Canada.[1]

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  1. 22 relations: American Civil War, Austria, Baltic Sea, British Army, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Canadian Museums Association, Caponier, Casemate, Defensive wall, Digital Museums Canada, Fortification, Guthrie rolling bridge, Lévis, Magazine (artillery), National Historic Sites of Canada, Prussia, Quebec, St. Lawrence River, Terreplein, Treaty of Washington (1871), United States, William Jervois.

  2. 1865 establishments in Canada
  3. Forts or trading posts on the National Historic Sites of Canada register
  4. History museums in Quebec
  5. Military forts in Quebec
  6. Museums in Chaudière-Appalaches

American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.

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Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Canadian Heritage Information Network

The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN; label, RCIP) is a special operating agency within the federal Department of Canadian Heritage that provides a networked interface to Canada's heritage institutions.

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Canadian Museums Association

The Canadian Museums Association (CMA; Association des musées canadiens, AMC), is a national non-profit organization for the promotion of museums in Canada.

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Caponier

A caponier is a type of defensive structure in a fortification.

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Casemate

A casemate is a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle.

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Defensive wall

A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors.

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Digital Museums Canada

Digital Museums Canada (DMC;, MNC) is a funding program in Canada "dedicated to online projects by the museum and heritage community," helping organizations to build digital capacity.

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Fortification

A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.

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Guthrie rolling bridge

A Guthrie rolling bridge was a kind of retractable bridge, an 18th-century version of the drawbridge.

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Lévis

Lévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City.

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Magazine (artillery)

A magazine is an item or place within which ammunition or other explosive material is stored.

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National Historic Sites of Canada

National Historic Sites of Canada (Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being of national historic significance.

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Prussia

Prussia (Preußen; Old Prussian: Prūsa or Prūsija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions.

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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St. Lawrence River

The St.

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Terreplein

In fortification architecture, a terreplein or terre-plein is the top, platform, or horizontal surface of a rampart, on which cannon are placed,Webster's International Dictionary of the English Language, Vol 2, 1895 protected by a parapet.

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Treaty of Washington (1871)

The Treaty of Washington was a treaty signed and ratified by the United Kingdom and the United States in 1871 during the first premiership of William Gladstone and the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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William Jervois

Lieutenant General Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois (10 September 1821 – 17 August 1897) was a British military engineer and diplomat.

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See also

1865 establishments in Canada

Forts or trading posts on the National Historic Sites of Canada register

History museums in Quebec

Military forts in Quebec

Museums in Chaudière-Appalaches

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lévis_Forts

Also known as Forts-de-Lévis.