Mount Fortune

From the point La Toc - the southern arm of the Castries Harbour - Morne Fortuné is the peak of a ridge that climbs to a height of 852 feet. The name Morne Fortuné translates to "Hill of Good Luck," although this is far from the reality, since this location has seen numerous deadly battles between the French and the English. After a war win, it was renamed Fort Charlotte 1794 by the father of Queen Victoria of Great Britain.

When the French transferred their military headquarters and government administrative buildings from Vigie Height to Morne Fortuné in 1765, it was renamed Morne Dubuc. The French built a fort here, Citadelle du Morne Fortuné, which was finished in 1784. The British took the fort on April 1, 1794, but the French recovered it in June 1795. On May 24, 1796, the British recaptured it once more. The fight is commemorated with a memorial to the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot. The Treaty of Amiens restored French control in 1802; however, Commodore Samuel Hood defeated French Governor Brig. Gen. Antoine Noguès in June 1803, and the fort remained British until 1979.

Elevation: (212m)