[2] By 1755 the settlement included 3,000 Iroquois residents loyal to France, in part because of the fur trade, as well as their hostility to encroachment by British colonists in their other territories.

It remained under their control until 1796, after Jay's Treaty, when redefinition of the northern boundary caused the land to be taken over by the United States.

Located on the south side of the St. Lawrence River, the fort was based on the existing mission that had been erected there as early as 1688.

Construction began in 1748, with the initial fort composed of a small house and a barn and a garrison of three soldiers.

A larger detachment of the Compagnies Franches de la Marine had arrived and approximately 300 Iroquois, Huron and other Indians were housed at the fort.

[6] The fort was an important link in the defence of New France as news from the Great Lakes and from among the Indians would arrive there first and be redirected to the appropriate authority.

[6] This led to a rift as Picquet was the de facto leader of the Indians and trained them in warfare, while Lorimier was left in command of just the French.

[6] With the fall of Fort Frontenac in August 1758, New France lacked a shipbuilding facility between the upper Great Lakes and Montréal.

A site was chosen on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River 5.6 miles (9 km) west of Fort de La Présentation.

[11] On 4 April 1759, Captain Pierre Pouchot was given temporary command of both Pointe-au-Baril and Fort de La Présentation until the two corvettes under construction there were completed.

[12] By August 1760, only Pointe-au-Baril, Fort de La Présentation, and Montréal were left in French control along the upper St. Lawrence River.

[14] On 16 August 1760, the British under General Jeffery Amherst captured the abandoned Pointe-au-Baril and established an artillery battery.

[15] During the battle, Fort de La Présentation was occupied by the British, with a garrison composed of three provincial regiments from Connecticut under the command of Colonel Nathan Whiting.