Barfleur (French pronunciation: [baʁflœʁ]) is a commune and fishing village in Manche, Normandy, northwestern France. During the Middle Ages, Barfleur...
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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Barfleur after the Battle of Barfleur: HMS Barfleur (1697) was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line...
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Barfleur may refer to: Barfleur, commune in Manche, Normandy Barfleur-class ship of the line, Royal Navy ship class Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue...
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MS Barfleur is a ferry operated by Brittany Ferries on the route between Poole on the south coast of England and Cherbourg, France. She was built at Masa...
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HMS Barfleur was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the Battle of Barfleur, which involved an Anglo-Dutch Fleet against...
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The Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue took place during the Nine Years' War, between 19 May O.S. (29 May N.S.) and 4 June O.S. (14 June N.S.) 1692. The...
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Château de Barfleur was a castle in Barfleur, Normandy, France. The Norman Earls of Chester held a castle at Barfleur in the 12th century. The city fortifications...
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HMS Barfleur was the second and last of the Centurion-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s. Intended for service abroad...
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Gatteville Lighthouse (redirect from Pointe de Barfleur Light)
Gatteville, also known as Pointe de Barfleur Light, is an active lighthouse near Gatteville-le-Phare at the tip of Barfleur, Manche department, in the Normandy...
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The action at Barfleur was part of the battle of Barfleur-La Hougue during the War of the Grand Alliance. A French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville...
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