Old British fortifications on Morne Bruce
In addition to the scenic view from Morne Bruce, there is a crucifix and the ruins of an old British garrison to see on the Morne Bruce plateau as well. Also on this site there was a fine stone cistern built by the French before they blasted and destroyed it when ceding the island to the British in 1761.In 1763, at The Peace of Paris, Dominica was officially ceded to Britain but the British realized that to send the existing French settlers packing would mean disrupting the growing agricultural economy of the island. So the British respected a kind of peaceful co-existence. But the British built forts, the largest at the Cabrits above Portsmouth and here, above Roseau, at Morne Bruce. Over the next few years there would be battles between the British and French before the British finally won outright control in 1781. There would also be some terrific hurricanes and fires that would...
