Tags: Military Structure.
Fort Dauphin was built in 1741 near Winnipegosis Manitoba with Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye the western military commander directing construction. The area provided a post located between the Assiniboine River and the Saskatchewan River. It was named for the Dauphin prince of France.A second Fort Dauphin was built in 1767 on the north shore of Lake Dauphin so both the fort and the lake had the same name.