Editing Fort Frontenac (section)

===Reconstruction and modern times===
[[Image:RuinsatFortFrontenac.jpg|thumb|left|View of the remains of Fort Frontenac, 1783. The fort was partially rebuilt by the British later that year.]]
In 1783, the Cataraqui region was selected by the British as a location to settle [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|United Empire Loyalists]] who had fled the United States after the [[American Revolutionary War]]. The centre of the region, a community focused on the old fort, would eventually become the city of Kingston. [[Frederick Haldimand|General Sir Frederick Haldimand]], Governor of the [[Province of Quebec (1763–91)|Province of Quebec]], ordered [[John Ross (1744–1809)|Major John Ross]], commander at Oswego, to repair and rebuild the fort to accommodate a military garrison. This was done by a force of 422 men and 25 officers. By October 1783, a lime kiln, hospital, barracks, officers' quarters, storehouses, and a bakehouse were completed.<ref>Mika 1987, p. 21.</ref> In 1787, the rebuilt fort became known as Tête-de-Pont Barracks.<ref name="fort">[http://www.kingstonhistoricalsociety.ca/chronology.html Kingston Historical Society: Chronology of the History of Kingston] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503235459/http://kingstonhistoricalsociety.ca/chronology.html |date=2017-05-03 }} Retrieved: 2013-07-14</ref> During the [[War of 1812]], the fort was the focus of military activity in Kingston, having housed many military troops. Many of the present barrack buildings were built between 1821 and 1824.<ref>[http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/ffom/default_e.asp DND – Fort Frontenac Officers' Mess] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608051749/http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/ffom/default_e.asp |date=2011-06-08 }} Retrieved: 2010-01-19</ref><ref>[http://www.forces.gc.ca/assets/FORCES_Internet/docs/en/training-establishments/ff-history-cacsc-eng.pdf DND – National Defence and the Canadian Forces – A History of Fort Frontenac] Retrieved: 2015-02-22</ref>
[[File:Fort Frontenac gate Kingston Ontario.jpg|thumb|upright|Entrance to the fort in 2015. Fort Frontenac is presently used as the [[Canadian Army Command and Staff College]].]]
After British imperial forces withdrew from most Canadian locations in 1870–71, the [[Canadian Militia]] authorized the creation of two batteries of garrison artillery which provided garrison duties and schools of gunnery. "''A'' " Battery School of Gunnery was established at Tête-de-Pont Barracks and other locations in Kingston ("''B'' " Battery was located in Quebec). These batteries were known as the Regiment of Canadian Artillery. When this regiment evolved into the [[Royal Canadian Horse Artillery]] (RCHA), its headquarters was at the Tête-de-Pont Barracks from 1905 to 1939. When the RCHA left for operational duties during the [[Second World War]], the fort was used as a personnel depot.

On 25 May 1923, the site of Fort Frontenac was designated as a [[National Historic Site of Canada]].

In 1939 the site of the fort again became known as Fort Frontenac. [[Canadian Army]] staff training began at Fort Frontenac when the Canadian Army Staff College moved to the fort from the [[Royal Military College of Canada|Royal Military College]] in 1948. The college is now known as the [[Canadian Army Command and Staff College]]. Fort Frontenac was also the location of the National Defence College until 1994.