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Fort d'Ambleteuse

Fort d'Ambleteuse

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Fort d'Ambleteuse

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Parc naturel régional des Caps et marais d'Opale

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Location: Ambleteuse, Boulogne-Sur-Mer, Hauts-De-France, France

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Willem VS

September 7, 2021

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This fort is the only one left of the seven that defended the coast of Boulogne.
In 169, the English king James II, chased away by his subjects, came ashore in the already silted up harbour. When Napoleon planned an invasion of England, part of his fleet was located here. From the beach you have a view of the entrance to the port of Boulogne and in clear weather even of the English cliffs.

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July 30, 2019

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Fort Ambleteuse, also called Fort Vauban (or, incorrectly, Fort Mahon), is a fort located on the coast of the commune of Ambleteuse in Pas-de-Calais in France at the entrance to …

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April 17, 2020

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Fort Mahon or Fort Vauban or Fort Ambleteuse was built around 1680 by the architect Vauban to defend the coastal section.

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