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    Rochefort (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ] ; Occitan: Ròchafòrt), unofficially Rochefort-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ syʁ mɛʁ]; Occitan: Ròchafòrt...
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  • department Rochefort-sur-Loire, in the Maine-et-Loire department Rochefort-sur-Nenon, in the Jura department Rochefort, Belgium Rochefort, Switzerland...
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    Paris-Bordeaux) and A837 (E602, Saintes-Rochefort). La Rochelle Royan, a seaside resort Oyster farms on the island of Oléron Talmont-sur-Gironde Jonzac Fort Boyard...
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    Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville (category People from Rochefort, Charente-Maritime)
    refurbished was annihilated at the Battle of Trafalgar. Latouche was born in Rochefort-sur-mer, Charente-Maritime. His father, Louis-Charles Le Vassor de La Touche...
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    she sprang a leak after sailing off harbour, and sailed her to Rochefort. In Rochefort, Willaumez transferred on the fluyt Lionne, which sailed to the...
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    Flavigny-sur-Ozerain (French pronunciation: [flaviɲi syʁ ozʁɛ̃]) is a commune in the French department of Côte-d'Or, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The village...
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    island in 1757 and destroyed its ramparts as part of the attempted Raid on Rochefort, before withdrawing several weeks later. The island was again captured...
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    to destabilise the French war effort in Germany. Britain launched raids on Rochefort, Cherbourg and St Malo during the war. The British fleet headed to...
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    took part in the Battle of Lagos, off Portugal. Alternative reports say Rochefort and with Brest between 1702 and 1705. In August 1705, she was attached...
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    run-up to the Battle of Poitiers (1356) Guichard seized the fortress of Rochefort and was appointed its castellan by the dauphin. He fought at Poitiers...
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