Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry, Louis XV’s Chief Engineer of New France started the construction of the fort on the western side of Lake Champlain (now New-York State) in the spring of 1735.
Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry, Louis XV’s Chief Engineer of New France started the construction of the fort on the western side of Lake Champlain (now New-York State) in the spring of 1735.