Chambly
(shahn-BLEE), city (1991 pop. 15,893), S Que., Canada,
on the Richelieu R., E of Montreal; 45°27'N 73°18'W. Chambly Fort
was built in 1665 and was a strategic point in the defense of New
France against the British and the Iroquois. The British captured it in
1760. It was seized by the invading Americans in 1775 and burned when
they withdrew in 1776. The partially restored fort is a natl. historic
site.
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