page_title: List of forts
section_title: Illinois
hierarchical_section_title: List of forts / United States / Illinois
caption_attribution_description: English: A detail of a bartizan on Fort de Chartres in Illinois.
context_page_description: CITADELLE LAFERRIÈRE à l'Evêque mountaintop in Nord, Haiti.
  The Citadelle is referred by locals as the Eighth Wonder of the World and in 1982 it was nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This massive stone construction is the largest fortress in the Americas. Built to demonstrate the power of the newly independent Haiti, the Citadelle Laferrière was essential for the security of Haiti’s newly formed state.
  The fortress was built for enabling the king to use the so-called scorched earth tactics, i.e. in case of French attack the surrounding territory would be burnt in fire and the local population, the army and the king would find shelter in the unconquerable Citadelle.
  This massive stone construction was outfitted with 365 cannons of varying size and an enormous stockpile of cannon balls that still can be found in different corners of the Citadelle even today. The cannons were obtained from different monarchs. Today the iron and bronze cannons are still pointing out of the Citadelle’s windows and the visitors of the Citadelle can still see the royal crests of famous European monarchs of 18th century on the cannons.
context_section_description: Fort Armstrong
  Fort de Chartres
  Fort Dearborn
  Fort Johnson
  Fort Kaskaskia
  Fort Massac
caption: A bartizan on the reconstructed Ft de Chartres
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