Description: Fort Lévis, eventually known as Fort William Augustus, was constructed by the French in 1759, and seized by the British in 1760 during the Seven Years’ War. The fort was originally named after French Marshal, François Gaston de Lévis, and rebranded by the British in honor of then head of the British Army and Duke of Cumberland, Prince William Augustus. The French constructed the fort near Ogdensburg, New York on an island surrounded by the St. Lawrence River. It was built for the purpose of supporting the existing Fort de La Présentation as a means to bolster a potential defense against possible British attacks on the area. However, this plan failed, and shortly after the fort’s seizure by the British, it was briefly maintained until its abandonment in 1766.