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    Fort Énet (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ enɛt], also spelled fort Énet in French) is a fortification in the Pertuis d'Antioche, in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
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    [citation needed] Fort Boyard was to form a line of fortification with Fort Enet and Fort de la Rade on Île-d'Aix to protect the arsenal of Rochefort from Royal...
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  • Fort Lupin, also known as Fort de la Charente, is an artillery battery in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, in the department of Charente-Maritime, France. It...
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    d'Yeu Île d'Aix Fort Boyard Fort Enet Île Madame Île d'Oléron Île de Ré Banc d'Arguin Île aux oiseaux (in Arcachon Bay) Phare de Cordouan Fort de Brescou Îles...
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    Fort Louvois, which is known locally as Fort Chapus or Fort du Chapus, is a fortification built between 1691 and 1694, during the reign of Louis XIV,...
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  • French further fortified the area, most notably with the construction of Fort Boyard. After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon tried to flee to the United...
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    English) which covers 20% of its area. There is a causeway linking Fouras to Fort Énet, which is walkable at low tide, in the direction of Île-d'Aix. The pier...
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    d'Antioche from the Pointe du Chay promontory with, from left to right, Fouras, Fort Enet, Ile d'Aix, Fort Boyard, Ile d'Oléron, Île de Ré, La Rochelle, Aytré....
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    v t e Fortifications of Charente-Maritime Fort Boyard Fort de la Rade Fort Enet Fort Louvois Fort Lupin Fortress of Fouras Sablanceau redoubt Sablanceau...
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    Oléron Island and the coast of mainland France. The island is also close to Fort Boyard. Map of Île-d'Aix, by Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1823 Satellite photograph...
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