Nearby Carbonear Island was fortified in the 1680s and was the only Newfoundland site to resist French attacks in 1696 and 1697, although Carbonear itself was razed. ###>C'est le seul poste de Terre-Neuve qui parvient à repousser les assauts français en 1696 et 1697, alors que la ville de Carbonear est rasée.