Fort Delgrès
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Fort Delgrès is a historic 17th–18th century French military fortress in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, notable for its role in resistance to the re-establishment of slavery and its commanding views over the Caribbean Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Delgrès canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
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historic monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | bastioned fortress ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Guadeloupean resistance against Napoleonic troops in 1802 ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Joseph Ignace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Delgrès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 17th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of anti-slavery resistance in Guadeloupe ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
museum site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | French colonial troops ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ central parade ground ⓘ ramparts ⓘ underground passages ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
memorial to Louis Delgrès
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memorial to the abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Basse-Terre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Soufrière volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basse-Terre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ Guadeloupe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Basse-Terre city center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soufrière volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Basse-Terre Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
left bank of the Galion River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Louis Delgrès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyPort | Port of Basse-Terre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | resistance to the re-establishment of slavery in 1802 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Fort Saint-Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French colonial defense system in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| region | Guadeloupe overseas department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantDate | May 1802 ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
cultural tourism site
ⓘ
military heritage site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
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military garrison ⓘ protection of Basse-Terre ⓘ |
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