Batterie de la Cride

As early as 1695, mention is made of a battery that follows a bastidon held in 1664 by Pierre Gantel.
During the great plague of 1720, the buildings were used as quarantine grounds for various crews and a few civilians. The Franco-English crisis of 1840 revealed the lack of protection of the French coasts and ports. The new coastal armaments commission, which met in 1841, proposed the modernization and harmonization of artillery equipment and fortifications.
The crenelated towers N°2...