Fort de Rocher

Fort de Rocher was a seventeenth-century fortress on the Caribbean island of Tortuga, northwest of Haiti. It was built and utilized by buccaneers as the primary defense of the island to prevent encroachment of Spanish forces. The fortress lies in ruin today, with only the foundations remaining.

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Location: 20.0089, -72.7117, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Capture of Tortuga ⓘ
  1635 military campaign against Anglo-French Tortuga

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  Capture of Fort Rocher ⓘ
  1654 battle

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  Batalla de Kellola ⓘ
  1802 battle

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  Fort de Rocher ⓘ
  fortress on the Carribbean island of Tortuga

1635-01-21T00:00:00Z

1635-01-23T00:00:00Z

1635 Capture of Tortuga

1654-02-09T00:00:00Z

1654-02-09T00:00:00Z

1654 Capture of Fort Rocher

1802-02-01T00:00:00Z

1802-02-01T00:00:00Z

1802 Batalla de Kellola

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1635	Capture of Tortuga	Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1654	Capture of Fort Rocher	Kingdom of France, battle, Commonwealth of England, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1802	Batalla de Kellola	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Rocher	fort	Wikidata