Fort des Dunes

The Fort des Dunes, also known as Fort Leffrinckoucke and sometime Fort de l'Est, is located in the commune of Leffrinckoucke, France, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Dunkirk (Dunkerque). Built from 1878 to 1880, it is part of the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications that France built following the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War. Although it played no part in World War I, it had a significant role in both the beginning and end of World War II. It has been preserved and is interpreted by a local preservation association for the public.

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  Battle of Cassel ⓘ
  1071 middle ages battle

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  Battle of Furnes ⓘ
  1297 battle in France

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  Battle of Cassel ⓘ
  1328 battle of the Flemish Coast Uprising

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  Battle of Dunkirk ⓘ
  battle in 1383

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  Battle of Gravelines ⓘ
  1558 battle of the Italian War of 1551-59

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  Battle of Gravelines ⓘ
  1588 naval battle between the English Fleet and Spanish Armada

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  Battle of Nieuwpoort ⓘ
  battle between the Dutch and the Spanish in the city of Nieuwpoort, now in Belgium

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  Action of 18 February 1639 ⓘ
  1639 naval battle of the Eighty Years' War

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  Siege of Gravelines ⓘ
  1644 siege during the Franco-Spanish War

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  Siege of Bergues ⓘ
  1646 siege

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  Siege of Mardyck ⓘ
  1646 siege

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  Siege of Dunkirk ⓘ
  1646 siege

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  Siege of Gravelines ⓘ
  1658 siege

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  Siege of Dunkirk ⓘ
  1658 military operation in the Franco-Spanish and Anglo-Spanish wars

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  Battle of the Dunes ⓘ
  battle in the Franco-Spanish War (1658)

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  Siege of Bergues ⓘ
  1658 siege

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  Battle of Cassel ⓘ
  battle (1677) during the Franco-Dutch War in which a French army defeated a combined Dutch-Spanish force

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  Capitulation of Diksmuide ⓘ
  1695 siege of Diksmuide in the Nine Years' War

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  Battle of Furnes ⓘ
  may 1793 battle

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  Siege of Dunkirk ⓘ
  1793 siege of the War of the First Coalition

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  Battle of Hondschoote ⓘ
  1793 battle during the War of the First Coalition

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  Battle of Furnes ⓘ
  october 1793 battle

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  Unknown ⓘ
  1793 siege

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  Raid on Dunkirk ⓘ
  1800 raid, part of the French Revolutionary Wars

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  Battle of Diksmuide ⓘ
  part of the Battle of the Yser during WWI

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  Battle of the Yser ⓘ
  battle which took place in October 1914

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  Battle of Dunkirk ⓘ
  1940 important battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany

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  Belgian share in the evacuation of Dunkirk ⓘ
  1940 battle

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  Dunkirk evacuation ⓘ
  evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and 4 June 1940

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  Siege of Dunkirk ⓘ
  1944-1945 battle in France during World War II

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  Fort des Dunes ⓘ
  museum in France

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  Fort Louis ⓘ
  fort in Coudekerque-Branche, France

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  Fort Knokke ⓘ
  fort in Belgium

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  Fort Vallières ⓘ
  

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  Batterie de Zuydcoote ⓘ
  

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  Museum Cabour ⓘ
  Military museum

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  HMS Basilisk ⓘ
  1930 B-class destroyer

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  HMS Crested Eagle ⓘ
  1923 paddle steamer

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  HMS Keith ⓘ
  1930 B-class destroyer

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  PS Duchess of Montrose ⓘ
  clyde-built paddle steamer (1902-1917)

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  HMS Havant ⓘ
  1939 G and H-class destroyer

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1071-02-28T00:00:00Z

1071 Battle of Cassel

1297-08-20T00:00:00Z

1297-08-20T00:00:00Z

1297 Battle of Furnes

1328-08-23T00:00:00Z

1328-08-23T00:00:00Z

1328 Battle of Cassel

1383-01-01T00:00:00Z

1383-01-01T00:00:00Z

1383 Battle of Dunkirk

1558-07-23T00:00:00Z

1558-07-23T00:00:00Z

1558 Battle of Gravelines

1588-08-08T00:00:00Z

1588-08-08T00:00:00Z

1588 Battle of Gravelines

1600-07-02T00:00:00Z

1600-07-02T00:00:00Z

1600 Battle of Nieuwpoort

1639-02-18T00:00:00Z

1639-02-18T00:00:00Z

1639 Action of 18 February 1639

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1644-01-01T00:00:00Z

1644 Siege of Gravelines

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1646-08-01T00:00:00Z

1646 Siege of Bergues

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1646-08-25T00:00:00Z

1646 Siege of Mardyck

1646-09-07T00:00:00Z

1646-10-11T00:00:00Z

1646 Siege of Dunkirk

1658-01-01T00:00:00Z

1658-01-01T00:00:00Z

1658 Siege of Gravelines

1658-05-25T00:00:00Z

1658-06-24T00:00:00Z

1658 Siege of Dunkirk

1658-06-14T00:00:00Z

1658-06-14T00:00:00Z

1658 Battle of the Dunes

1658-06-28T00:00:00Z

1658-07-01T00:00:00Z

1658 Siege of Bergues

1677-04-11T00:00:00Z

1677-04-11T00:00:00Z

1677 Battle of Cassel

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1695-07-27T00:00:00Z

1695 Capitulation of Diksmuide

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1793-05-31T00:00:00Z

1793 Battle of Furnes

1793-08-24T00:00:00Z

1793-09-08T00:00:00Z

1793 Siege of Dunkirk

1793-09-08T00:00:00Z

1793-09-08T00:00:00Z

1793 Battle of Hondschoote

1793-10-21T00:00:00Z

1793-10-21T00:00:00Z

1793 Battle of Furnes

1793-10-24T00:00:00Z

1793-10-29T00:00:00Z

1793 Unknown

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1800-07-07T00:00:00Z

1800 Raid on Dunkirk

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1914-10-16T00:00:00Z

1914 Battle of Diksmuide

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1914-10-31T00:00:00Z

1914 Battle of the Yser

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1940-06-04T00:00:00Z

1940 Battle of Dunkirk

1940-05-26T00:00:00Z

1940-06-04T00:00:00Z

1940 Belgian share in the evacuation of Dunkirk

1940-05-26T00:00:00Z

1940-06-04T00:00:00Z

1940 Dunkirk evacuation

1944-09-15T00:00:00Z

1945-05-08T00:00:00Z

1944 — 1945 Siege of Dunkirk

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1584-01-01T00:00:00Z

1584 Fort Knokke

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1657-01-01T00:00:00Z

1657 Fort Vallières

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1878-01-01T00:00:00Z

1878 Batterie de Zuydcoote

2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

2012 Museum Cabour

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1939-12-19T00:00:00Z

1939 HMS Havant

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1071	Battle of Cassel	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1297	Battle of Furnes	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1328	Battle of Cassel	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1383	Battle of Dunkirk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1558	Battle of Gravelines	battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1588	Battle of Gravelines	Kingdom of England, naval battle, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1600	Battle of Nieuwpoort	Dutch Republic, battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1639	Action of 18 February 1639	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Siege of Gravelines	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1646	Siege of Bergues	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1646	Siege of Mardyck	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1646	Siege of Dunkirk	Kingdom of France, Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Siege of Gravelines	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Siege of Dunkirk	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Battle of the Dunes	Kingdom of France, battle, Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Siege of Bergues	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1677	Battle of Cassel	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1695	Capitulation of Diksmuide	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Battle of Furnes	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Siege of Dunkirk	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Battle of Hondschoote	French First Republic, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, Electorate of Hanover	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Battle of Furnes	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Unknown	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1800	Raid on Dunkirk	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Battle of Diksmuide	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Battle of the Yser	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Battle of Dunkirk	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Belgian share in the evacuation of Dunkirk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Dunkirk evacuation	Canada, Belgium, Poland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Nazi Germany, French Third Republic, naval battle, military operation, maritime evacuation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Siege of Dunkirk	siege	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Foudroyant	destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HM LST-420	tank landing ship, LST-1-class tank landing ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Wolf	Type 24 torpedo boat, torpedo boat	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1899	Ateliers et Chantiers de France	shipbuilding, metal industry, business, manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort des Dunes	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Louis	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1584	Fort Knokke	destroyed building or structure, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1657	Fort Vallières	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1878	Batterie de Zuydcoote	fortress	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Museum Cabour	military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Basilisk	shipwreck, B-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Crested Eagle	paddle steamer, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Keith	shipwreck, B-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		PS Duchess of Montrose	paddle steamer, steamship, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1939	HMS Havant	shipwreck, G and H-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Fort des Dunes		Commons
commons	image		Fort des Dunes		Commons
commons	image		FortDesDunes CourdesCadres		Commons
commons	image		FortDesDunes Entree		Commons
commons	image		FortDesDunes Concrete base radar		Commons
commons	image		FortDesDunes Map		Commons
commons	image		FortDesDunes Terras		Commons
commons	image		FortDesDunes CourCentral		Commons
commons	image		FortDesDunes Battery RuedeRampart		Commons
commons	image		FortDesDunes CourdesCadres		Commons