An inventory of works within the city walls - Besançon

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Chaudanne fort
Chaudanne hill In 1674, Vauban installed several batteries on Chaudanne hill in order to lay siege to the city. However, after the conquest he vehemently opposed the construction of a fort at Chaudanne which, being on a higher level, would pose a threat to the citadel. The development of artillery necessitated the building of new forts around the town and the current fort was built between 1841 and 1845. It was then part of the series of fortifications designed to protect the town. In 1944, it was the scene of violent confrontation between German soldiers and those of the seventh US infantry regiment which liberated it on 7th Bregille and Beauregard of forts and hills September. The In 1674, Louis XIV and his retinue set up camp on Beauregard Hill to join the attack on the citadel. Subsequently artillery advances necessitated modification of the site. In 1791, a lunette d’Arçon - a small defence work - was built on the hill. It was transformed into a fort between 1845 and 1870. Polygonal in outline in order better to adapt to the small site, this work is the only one of its kind in Besançon. Designed to protect the fort of Bregille to the north, it also protected part of the town ramparts on the left bank and the Battant bridgehead on the right bank. In 1674, at the time of the conquest, Vauban had installed on the Bregille hill some artillery pieces with which to bombard the city. The 1814 siege made clear the necessity of occupying the summit of the hill to enlarge the defensive perimeter of the town and the current fort was built between 1820 and 1832.
Page 1 and 2: Villes et Pays d’art et d’histo
Page 3 and 4: Vauban and Besançon Vauban made be
Page 5 and 6: The loop defences Built on the left
Page 7 and 8: 5 Waterstation guardhouse (Corps de
Page 9 and 10: 13 11 Quai Vauban Seventeenth centu
Page 11 and 12: Footbridge 25 26 27 24 29 28 23 16
Page 13 and 14: 21 20 10 The Citadel Canot bridge 1
Page 15 and 16: 18 18 Bregille bastioned tower Seve
Page 17 and 18: Charmont demi-lune Built between 16
Page 19: Montmart tower Pelote tower 27 28 2
Page 23 and 24: Guérite (lookout) small tower proj

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