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  2. Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San ...

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    The Portobelo and San Lorenzo fortifications are situated approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) from each other on Panama's Atlantic coast. Portobelo's military structures provided a security cover on the Caribbean part of the Panama harbour whereas the fortifications at San Lorenzo protected the Chagres River at its mouth. [2]

  3. Category:Forts in the Caribbean by country - Wikipedia

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    Forts in the Dutch Caribbean (5 C) H. Forts in Haiti (1 C, 6 P) J. Forts in Jamaica (4 P) S. Forts in Saint Kitts and Nevis (3 P) Forts in the Collectivity of Saint ...

  4. List of forts - Wikipedia

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    Bermuda had around 90 coastal defense forts and batteries [1] scattered all over the island chain. Early colonial defense works constructed before the 19th century were primarily small coastal batteries built of stone having anywhere from two to ten guns. Some of these early forts and batteries are the oldest standing masonry forts in the new ...

  5. Category:Fortifications in the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    Fortifications in the Caribbean by dependent territory (7 C) This page was last edited on 28 April 2019, at 00:33 (UTC). Text is ...

  6. Fort Louis (Saint Martin) - Wikipedia

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    Fort Louis (or Fort St. Louis) [1] [2] is a historic French military fort on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. It is located in Marigot, the capital of the French side of the island, overlooking Marigot Bay. [3] The fort was built in the 18th century to defend Marigot's harbor and its warehouses. [4] It was built during the reign of King ...

  7. Fortaleza San Felipe - Wikipedia

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    The fort is one of the oldest European structures in the Caribbean, [5] [6] and is the only remnant of the 16th century in Puerto Plata. [ 7 ] Today, the Fortaleza San Felipe serves as a museum [ 8 ] [ 9 ] showcasing the important role it has played in the history of Puerto Plata and the Dominican Republic.

  8. Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo - Wikipedia

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    Chagres (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃaɣɾes]), once the chief Atlantic port on the isthmus of Panama, is now an abandoned village at the historical site of Fort San Lorenzo (Spanish: Fuerte de San Lorenzo). The fort's ruins and the village site are located about 8 miles (13 km) west of Colón, on a promontory overlooking the mouth of the ...

  9. Fort Barrington, Antigua and Barbuda - Wikipedia

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    Fort Barrington (previously Goat Hill Fort, Cripplegate Battery, and Queen’s Battery) is a historic military fort in Antigua and Barbuda. It is located on Goat Hill in St. John's, Antigua, at the western entrance to St. John's Harbor. [1] [2] The fort was built in 1779, and was named for Admiral Samuel Barrington. [3]