Fort Rosalie

This article is about historical place. For class of ship, see Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship.
Fort Rosalie
Drawing of Fort Rosalie, on the Natchez bluff, above the Mississippi River, date unknown
Fort Rosalie is located in Mississippi
Fort Rosalie
Fort Rosalie is located in the United States
Fort Rosalie
LocationNatchez, Mississippi
Coordinates31°33′24″N 91°24′36″W / 31.55667°N 91.41000°W / 31.55667; -91.41000
ArchitectJean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville
Architectural stylelog-built fort with blockhouses and enclosed within a stockade
Part ofNatchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District (ID72000685)
Designated CPApril 11, 1972
The Natchez Revolt of 1729 with Fort Rosalie in the background from a panoramic painting by John Egan, circa 1850
A postcard of the ruins of Fort Panmure, 1907
The site where the fort once stood

Fort Rosalie was built by the French in 1716 within the territory of the Natchez Native Americans as part of the French colonial empire in the present-day city of Natchez, Mississippi.