Fort George

Fort George is situated in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, and was built to become the main island military headquarters and to protect barracks to house the island garrison for the British Army, in place of Castle Cornet.

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  Battle of Compiègne ⓘ
  0715 battle

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  Siege of Guernesey ⓘ
  1372 siege

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  Action of 23 April 1794 ⓘ
  1794 naval battle which took place to the south-west of Guernsey

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  Fort Saumarez ⓘ
  Martello Tower

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  Battery Moltke ⓘ
  World War II former coastal artillery battery in Jersey

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  German Naval Signals HQ ⓘ
  museum in St Peter Port, Guernsey

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  Guernsey Civil Defence Headquarters ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Guernsey

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  Castle Cornet ⓘ
  island castle in Guernsey  

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  Fort Doyle ⓘ
  Fort in Guernsey

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  Fort George ⓘ
  fort on the island of Guernsey

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  Fort Ile de Raz ⓘ
  Fort in Alderney

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  Bréhon Tower ⓘ
  sea fort in Guernsey

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  Fort Hommet 10.5 cm Coastal Defence Gun Casement Bunker ⓘ
  bunker on Guernsey, an island in the English Channel, constructed by Nazi Germany during World War II

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  German Occupation Museum ⓘ
  Channel Islands WWII museum  

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  La Valette Underground Military Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey

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715 Battle of Compiègne

1372-05-01T00:00:00Z

1372-05-01T00:00:00Z

1372 Siege of Guernesey

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1794 Action of 23 April 1794

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1941 Battery Moltke

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1206 Castle Cornet

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1856 Bréhon Tower

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Guernsey 2011 039, Fort George

Guernsey 2011 047, Fort George

Fort George, Guernsey, 2011

Guernsey 2011 037, Fort George

Guernsey 2011 043, Fort George

Guernsey 2011 041, Fort George

Guernsey 2011 042, Fort George, Charlotte Battery gate

Guernsey 2011 036, Fort George sign

Guernsey 2011 046, Fort George

Guernsey 2011 040, Fort George

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	715	Battle of Compiègne	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1372	Siege of Guernesey	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1794	Action of 23 April 1794	French First Republic, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Fort Saumarez	defensive tower, hochbunker, artillery battery, Martello tower	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1941	Battery Moltke	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		German Naval Signals HQ	bunker, museum	Wikidata
site	bunker		Guernsey Civil Defence Headquarters	civil defense center, States of Guernsey	Wikidata
site	castle	1206	Castle Cornet	local authority museum, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Doyle	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort George	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Ile de Raz	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1856	Bréhon Tower	sea fort, lighthouse	Wikidata
site	museum		Fort Hommet 10.5 cm Coastal Defence Gun Casement Bunker	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		German Occupation Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		La Valette Underground Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Guernsey 2011 039, Fort George		Commons
commons	image		Guernsey 2011 047, Fort George		Commons
commons	image		Fort George, Guernsey, 2011		Commons
commons	image		Guernsey 2011 037, Fort George		Commons
commons	image		Guernsey 2011 043, Fort George		Commons
commons	image		Guernsey 2011 041, Fort George		Commons
commons	image		Guernsey 2011 042, Fort George, Charlotte Battery gate		Commons
commons	image		Guernsey 2011 036, Fort George sign		Commons
commons	image		Guernsey 2011 046, Fort George		Commons
commons	image		Guernsey 2011 040, Fort George		Commons