Fort William

Fort William was a fort in St. John's built in 1698 to protect English interests on Newfoundland, primarily against French opposition. It was the original headquarters of the British garrison in Newfoundland. A second fort, known as Fort George was situated at the east end of the harbour connected by a subterranean passage with Fort William. On the south side of the Narrows, there was a third fortification called the Castle. Garrison headquarters were later moved to Fort Townshend, which was built between 1775-1779.

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1698  Wikidata
Fort William, Newfoundland
locality, fort, 

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Location: 47.5708, -52.7006, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Siege of St. John's ⓘ
  1705 French siege during Queen Anne's War

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  Battle of St. John's ⓘ
  part of a French expedition against English settlements in 1709

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  Battle of Signal Hill ⓘ
  1762 battle

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  Battle of the Bell Islands ⓘ
  1942 battle

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  Quidi Vidi Battery ⓘ
  battery in St. John's

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  Base End Spotting Station ⓘ
  bunker in Flatrock, Newfoundland and Labrador

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  Fort William ⓘ
  former fort in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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  Fort Amherst ⓘ
  fort in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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  Signal Hill, St. John's ⓘ
  hill in St. John's, Canada

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1698 Fort William

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1705 Siege of St. John's

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1709 Battle of St. John's

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1762 Battle of Signal Hill

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1942 Battle of the Bell Islands

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1813 Fort Amherst

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1705	Siege of St. John's	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1709	Battle of St. John's	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1762	Battle of Signal Hill	battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, France	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of the Bell Islands	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Directory of Federal Heritage Designations page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Historic Sites of Canada page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Historic Sites of Canada page@		Wikidata
link	page		national historic event page@		Wikidata
link	page		national historic event page@		Wikidata
link	page		Directory of Federal Heritage Designations page@		Wikidata
link	page		Canadian Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
link	page		Canadian Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
link	page		Starforts page@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Quidi Vidi Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Base End Spotting Station	bunker	Wikidata
site	fort	1698	Fort William	locality, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1813	Fort Amherst	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Signal Hill, St. John's	National Historic Site Administered by Parks Canada, military museum, hill	Wikidata