The Pertuis d'Antioche (French pronunciation: [pɛʁtɥi d‿ɑ̃tjɔʃ], Passage of Antioch) is a strait on the Atlantic coast of Western France between two islands;...
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a fort located between the Île-d'Aix and the Île d'Oléron in the Pertuis d'Antioche straits, on the west coast of France. Though a fort on Boyard bank...
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near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, on the northern side of the Pertuis d'Antioche strait. Its highest point has an elevation of 20 metres (66 feet)...
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the Middle Ages the harbour has opened onto a protected strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche and is regarded as a "Door océane" or gateway to the ocean because...
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coast of France (due west of Rochefort), on the southern side of the Pertuis d'Antioche strait. It is the second largest island of Metropolitan France, after...
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Battle of Castellammare on 21/22 December 1647, and in the Battle of Pertuis d'Antioche on 8 August 1652. She sailed on 9 November 1664 from Toulon for the...
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La Pérouse Strait (also Soya Strait) – between Sakhalin and Japan Pertuis d'Antioche – on the Atlantic coast of Western France Pickering Passage – Puget...
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residential buildings. The marina offers sailing access to the protected Pertuis d'Antioche and its surrounding islands, such as Île de Ré, Île d'Aix and Île...
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marine environments. Satellite view of Oléron Fort Boyard in the Pertuis d'Antioche straits Oyster farm on the Seudre View from the top of Cordouan Lighthouse...
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enɛt], also spelled fort Énet in French) is a fortification in the Pertuis d'Antioche, in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is located on...
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fortification, located between the Île-d'Aix and the île d'Oléron in the Pertuis d'Antioche strait, was bought in November 1988 for one and a half million francs...
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with instructions for Troude to sail when possible and steer for the Pertuis d'Antioche near Rochefort, where the fleet was due to assemble. Willaumez then...
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Hampshire United States Ravenga Banks Islands Vanuatu Île de Ré Pertuis d'Antioche France Reao Tuamotus, French Polynesia France Rearlaplap Arno...
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pursued the convoy from the lighthouse on Île d'Oléron halfway up the Pertuis d'Antioche, capturing or destroying several of the vessels, before he had to...
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was otherwise intact and sea worthy. Ambuscade towed Bayonnaise to Pertuis d'Antioche and Rochefort. They arrived the next day. Ambuscade was taken into...
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February Willaumez sailed again, taking his fleet southwards towards the Pertuis d'Antioche near Rochefort after sending the schooner Magpye into Lorient with...
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led to the emergence of La Rochelle as a substitute harbour in the Pertuis d'Antioche coastal area. Cultures of Power: Lordship, Status, and Process in...
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George Higginson commissioned Pigmy in 1807. He sailed her to the Pertuis d'Antioche on the Atlantic coast of France under orders to observe the movements...
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Training included serving as targets for the fleet's submarines in the Pertuis d'Antioche strait. The ships then steamed north to La Pallice, where they conducted...
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that Stopford deduced to be out of Brest and which heaved to in the Pertuis d'Antioche. The French force comprised eight ships of the line and two frigates...
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those of the Île de Ré became national treasures from the 1960s. The Pertuis d'Antioche, which is effectively an inland sea, was popular for pleasure boating...
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frigate Néréide off Oléron. The squadron pursued the convoy up the Pertuis d'Antioche towards Île-d'Aix; while the tide forced the British to halt the attack...
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Training included serving as targets for the fleet's submarines in the Pertuis d'Antioche strait. The ships then steamed north to La Pallice, where they conducted...
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the coast, across from La Rochelle and bordered by the Pertuis Breton and the Pertuis d'Antioche. The southeast includes a large sandy beach which faces...
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had been watching eight French sail-of-the-line standing into the Pertuis d'Antioche, came down to join them and stood in with Caesar, Defiance, Donegal...
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Training included serving as targets for the fleet's submarines in the Pertuis d'Antioche strait. The ships then steamed north to La Pallice, where they conducted...
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Panoramic view of the Pertuis d'Antioche from the Pointe du Chay promontory with, from left to right, Fouras, Fort Enet, Ile d'Aix, Fort Boyard, Ile d'Oléron...
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after Tanays was promoted to Lieutenant, she escorted convoys to the Pertuis d'Antioche, returning to Brest in August. In April 1797, Réolaise was at Saint...
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Training included serving as targets for the fleet's submarines in the Pertuis d'Antioche strait. The ships then steamed north to La Pallice, where they conducted...
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sail-of-the-line and two frigates flying French colours and standing into the Pertuis d'Antioche. Stopford immediately sent Naiad to warn Admiral Lord Gambier that...
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