Fort Louvois

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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, on the Chapus islet, and is about 400 metres (1,300 ft) offshore in the town of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus in the department of Charente-Maritime, France. The fort sits opposite the citadel of Château d'Oléron on the island of Oléron. The fort was positioned so that a crossfire from the château and the fort would control the Pertuis de Maumusson and impede access to the Rochefort roads from the south. Fort Louvois only saw action towards the end of World War II when bombardment greatly damaged the fort, necessitating later restoration.

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  • Base Mérimée page@
  • Cultural Inventory page@
  • listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage page@
  • Maisons des Illustres page@
  • monument historique classé page@
  • monument historique inscrit page@
  • Sketchfab page@ Fort Louvois, Chapus, France
  • Sketchfab page@ Fort Louvois ile Oleron, Chapus
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Location: 45.8571, -1.1742, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Royan pocket ⓘ
    isolated Atlantic pocket held by German troops
  • Siege of Soubise ⓘ
    1372 siege
  • Siege of Royan ⓘ
    1622 siege
  • Raid on Rochefort ⓘ
    1757 military operation
  • Battle of the Basque Roads ⓘ
    1809 naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars
  • Royan pocket ⓘ
    1944 siege
  • Batterie Rest Adler Cosel ⓘ
  • Fort de Fouras ⓘ
  • Fort Énet ⓘ
    island in Charente-Maritime, France
  • Fort Liédot ⓘ
  • Fort Louvois ⓘ
    island in France
  • Fort Madame ⓘ
    fort on the île Madame, France
  • Fort Lapointe ⓘ
  • Redoute de l'Aiguille ⓘ
  • Fort Lupin ⓘ
    artillery battery in Charente-Maritime, France
  • Fort Boyard ⓘ
    fort in Charente-Maritime, France
  • Arsenal de Rochefort ⓘ
    French naval base and dockyard
  • Musée National de la Marine de Rochefort ⓘ
    Rochefort branch of the French National Naval Museum
  • HMS Crescent ⓘ
    1931 C and D-class destroyer
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflictRoyan pocketAtlantic pocketsWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1372Siege of SoubisesiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1622Siege of RoyansiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1757Raid on RochefortKingdom of Great Britain, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1809Battle of the Basque RoadsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Royan pocketsiegeWikidata
    linkpageBase Mérimée page@Wikidata
    linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
    linkpagelisted in the general inventory of cultural heritage page@Wikidata
    linkpageMaisons des Illustres page@Wikidata
    linkpagemonument historique classé page@Wikidata
    linkpagemonument historique inscrit page@Wikidata
    linkpageSketchfab page@Fort Louvois, Chapus, FranceWikidata
    linkpageSketchfab page@Fort Louvois ile Oleron, ChapusWikidata
    objectwatercraftU-667Type VIIC submarine, U-boatWikidata
    siteartillery batteryBatterie Rest Adler Coselartillery batteryWikidata
    sitefortFort de FourasfortWikidata
    sitefortFort ÉnetfortWikidata
    sitefortFort LiédotfortWikidata
    sitefortFort Louvoissea fort, fort, tidal islandWikidata
    sitefortFort MadamefortWikidata
    sitefort1672Fort LapointefortWikidata
    sitefort1673Redoute de l'AiguillefortWikidata
    sitefort1683Fort LupinfortWikidata
    sitefort1801Fort Boyardsea fortWikidata
    sitemilitary base1665Arsenal de Rochefortshipyard, naval base, arsenalWikidata
    sitemuseumMusée National de la Marine de Rochefortnaval museumWikidata
    siteshipwreck1931HMS CrescentC-class destroyer, Canadian River-class destroyer, C and D-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyerWikidata
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    commonsimageFort Louvois-1107 Commons
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