the French Polar Institute. Brest's history has since the 17th century been linked to the sea: the Académie de Marine (Naval Academy) was founded in 1752...

The Château de Brest (Breton: Kastell Brest) is a castle in Brest, Finistère, France. The oldest monument in the town, it is located at the mouth of the...

been marked at the monument (along with Bougainville). On 25 September 1791, Rear Admiral Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux departed Brest in search of Lapérouse...

August: Battle of Brest (1342). 1386 - Siege of Brest (1386) 16th C. Château de Brest construction concluded. 1512 – 10 August: Naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu...

Royal Naval Academy of France (French: Académie royale de marine) was founded at Brest by a ruling of 31 July 1752 by Antoine Louis de Rouillé, comte de Jouy...

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) is an independent agency of the United States government that administers, operates, and maintains permanent...

Camaret, also referred to as the Brest expedition, was a notable engagement of the Nine Years' War. Expecting Brest to be unguarded as the French fleet...

including Henry, the eldest. After spending several months in Special School in Brest, where he had been sent there to finish his studies, in 1798, he entered...

16th arrondissement of Paris. It has annexes at Brest, Port-Louis, Rochefort (Musée National de la Marine de Rochefort), and Toulon. The permanent collection...

Lighthouse also indicates the route for entrance to the Goulet de Brest. It was classified as a monument historique on 23 May 2011. The promontory of Saint-Mathieu...