Fort Wellington was founded by Captain James Stirling, however it was also abandoned in 1829.

The establishment force and supplies were landed and Stirling named the settlement Fort Wellington.

Fort Wellington is a national historic site operated by Parks Canada and depicts the period 1846.

He commanded Fort Wellington at Prescott during the War of 1812.

Following the War of 1812 it was proposed to build a fortification on the site, to be named Fort Wellington.

Unusually for a fortification of its age in Ontario, Fort Wellington was never attacked.

The buildings in the modern Fort Wellington survive from this period.

He reestablished the cordon around the Point while the main body of Militia withdrew to Fort Wellington.

Fort Wellington retained a regular garrison of British soldiers after the Rebellion.

The British Army left Fort Wellington in 1863, when the Fort became the sole responsibility of the militia.