Explore the historic highlights of Jersey
Jersey, United Kingdom
1204
Jersey, United Kingdom
11th century
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1941
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1594
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1941
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1330
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1814
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c. 550 AD
Jersey, United Kingdom
11th century
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1885
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1542
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1941
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4500 - 3250 BC
Jersey, United Kingdom
4000 - 3250 BC
Jersey, United Kingdom
4500 - 3000 BC
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3250 - 2250 BC
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12th century
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911 AD
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3250-2250 BC
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1135
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4000 - 3250BC
Jersey, United Kingdom
3500 BC
Jersey, United Kingdom
4000 - 3250 BC
The historical centre of Briançon is a strongly fortified town, built by Vauban to defend the region from Austrians in the 17th century. Its streets are very steep and narrow, though picturesque. Briançon lies at the foot of the descent from the Col de Montgenèvre, giving access to Turin, so a great number of other fortifications have been constructed on the surrounding heights, especially towards the east.
The Savoyards made two raids into French territory in 1691 and 1692. As a result, Vauban was dispatched to inspect the frontier defences, which had been ill-equiped to deal with the attack from Savoy. He returned to the area in 1700 to check on the progress that had been made since his first visit. When Vauban visited Briançon, work on the defences had already started under a local engineer, Monsieur d"Angrogne in 1692.