Tour Vauban Camaret
- Address: 111 Le Sillons
- Vicinity: La Citadel
Tour Vauban is a seventeenth century, Vauban designed military keep in Camaret-sur-Mer, France. - AsNotedIn
Tour Vauban is a seventeenth century, Vauban designed military keep in Camaret-sur-Mer, France. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1689/00/00 | Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban | Engineer | Commissioner General of Fortifications, Vauban, designs a new stronghold in at Camaret-sur-Mer, as part of the fortifications of the goulet de Brest. | |||
| 1693/00/00 | Military engineer Jean-Pierre supervises the construction tour de Camaret from 1693 to completion in 1696. | |||||
| 1694/06/18 | Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban | French Commander | Vauban himself commands the garrison at Camaret when they repelled an Anglo-Dutch attack. The battery disables several British vessels and French dragoons successfully repulse British troops on shore. | |||
| 1696/00/00 | Tour de Camaret is completed. |
| Particulars for Tour Vauban Camaret: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Category for Historic Use | Defense |
| Area of Significance | Engineering |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Structure | Stronghold, fort |
| Sight Category | Structure |
| Fortification | Vauban Fortification System |
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