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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
historic monument
architecturalStyle bastioned fortress
associatedWithEvent Guadeloupean resistance against Napoleonic troops in 1802
associatedWithPerson Joseph Ignace
Louis Delgrès
builtBy Kingdom of France
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
memorial to the abolition of slavery
hasViewOf Basse-Terre
Caribbean Sea
Soufrière volcano
linked to: La Soufrière
heritageDesignation Monument historique
heritageDesignationDate 1977
locatedIn Basse-Terre
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
locatedNear Basse-Terre city center
Soufrière volcano
linked to: La Soufrière
locatedOn Basse-Terre Island
linked to: Basse-Terre

left bank of the Galion River
namedAfter Louis Delgrès
nearbyPort Port of Basse-Terre
notableFor resistance to the re-establishment of slavery in 1802
openToPublic yes
operator French state
originalName Fort Saint-Charles
overlooks Caribbean Sea
partOf French colonial defense system in the Caribbean
region Guadeloupe overseas department
linked to: Guadeloupe
significantDate May 1802
tourismCategory cultural tourism site
military heritage site
usedFor coastal defense
military garrison
protection of Basse-Terre

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Basse-Terre hasLandmark Fort Delgrès