Keywords: A North View of Fort Frederick built by order of Hon. Col. Robert Monckton on the entrance of the St. John River in the Bay of Fundy, 1758 by Lt Thomas Davies National Gallery of Canada (no 6269).jpg en A North View of Fort Frederick Built by Order of the Honourable Colonel Robert Monckton on the Entrance of the St John's River in the Bay of Fundy Nova Scotia - The St John River Campaign occurred during the French and Indian War when Colonel Robert Monckton led a force of 1150 British soldiers to destroy the Acadian settlements along the banks of the Saint John River Monckton established a new base of operations by reconstructing the old French fortification Fort Menagoueche at the mouth of the river He re-named it Fort Frederick Destroyed in 1777 it was replaced by nearby Fort Howe http //cybermuse gallery ca/cybermuse/search/artwork_e jsp mkey 3754 National Gallery of Canada no_6269 1758 Creator Thomas Davies Other fields 13465 PD-Canada PD-old-100 Paintings by Thomas Davies in the National Gallery of Canada Fort Charnisay Saint John River 1758 in New Brunswick Expulsion of the Acadians |