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    of Corsica", with the aid of the fleet of Horatio Nelson, reconquered Saint-Florent in 1794 during Corsiacas brief Anglo-Corsican rule. Saint-Florent has...
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    had been administered since 1453 by the Genoese Bank of Saint George. The invasion of Corsica was accomplished for the benefit of France. The French king...
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  • composed film scores, and wrote poetry. In the mid 1990s, she moved to Corsica and devoted herself to painting and writing an unpublished novel. In 2003...
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    Nebbio) is a former Roman Catholic church located in the town of Saint-Florent in Corsica, France. The cathedral is a national monument and is now the church...
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    transporting French troops to Cap Corse in the Invasion of Corsica (1553). Bastia fell on the 24th, Saint-Florent on the 26th, Corte shortly after and Bonifacio in...
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    Torra di Mortella (category Towers in Corsica)
    a ruined Genoese tower on Corsica, located on the coast near Punta Mortella (Myrtle Point) in the commune of Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse. It was a progenitor...
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    and one GFM-B (never installed) Blockhaus de Saint-Florent: Blockhouse with two FM Casemate de Saint-Florent: Double casemate with two JM/AC47, two JM and...
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    Ajaccio (redirect from Ajaccio, Corsica)
    Aghjacciu [aˈɟattʃu]; Latin: Adiacium) is the capital and largest city of Corsica, France. It forms a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud...
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    ( French Navy: The 38-gun frigate was scuttled by the French at Saint-Florent, Corsica on 18 February. She was salvaged by the Royal Navy the next day...
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    capture a Genoese tower in Corsica near the Punta Mortella, one of two towers guarding the entrance to the port of Saint-Florent. Impressed by their effectiveness...
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  • cathedral in Lucciana, Haute-Corse, Corsica Saint-Florent Cathedral, a former cathedral in Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse, Corsica Santa Maria Assunta, is a Romanesque-style...
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    The siege of San Fiorenzo (or siege of Saint-Florent ) was a British military operation, supported by Corsican partisans early in the French Revolutionary...
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    Bastia (redirect from Bastia, Corsica)
    commune in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the...
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    of the 960 metres (3,150 ft) high Serra di Pigno some 8 km east of Saint-Florent and 5 km south-east of Patrimonio. In times of conflict it controls...
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    wine AOC wines include: Patrimonio, located in the north of Corsica, in the Saint Florent gulf, was the first region of the island to attain AOC status...
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  • politician Fiorenzo Tomea (1910–1960), Italian painter Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse, a commune in Corsica, also called San Fiorenzo. This page or section lists...
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    diocese located in the town of Saint-Florent in Corsica. The Cathedral is on a low hill one mile from the port of Saint-Florent. In the Medieval period the...
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    Torra di Fornali (category Towers in Corsica)
    a Genoese tower in Corsica, located in the commune of Saint-Florent. The tower was fought over during the Siege of Saint-Florent in 1794. http://www...
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    color of a rocky islet that served as a natural harbor. Along with Saint-Florent and Tox, it is one of only three communes in the département to have...
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    the towns of Bastia and Saint-Florent, linking the micro-regions of Bagnaja and Nebbio. It gives a view of both coasts of Corsica, with Bastia and the Tyrrhenian...
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  • Barbaggio Farinole Oletta Olmeta-di-Tuda Patrimonio Poggio-d'Oletta Saint-Florent Vallecalle Populations légales 2012: 2B Haute-Corse, INSEE Décret no...
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    Agriates Desert (category Corsica)
    communes of Palasca, San-Gavino-di-Tenda, Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda, and Saint-Florent. The Agriates are largely uninhabited, with the exception of the scattered...
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    on the northern coast of Corsica by Ptolemy on his maps was Algajola. According to Müller it was the Gulf of Saint-Florent. Following his study, Xavier...
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    micro-region of Saint-Florent, this wine-growing commune is the gateway to the Cap Corse (peninsula at the northernmost point of Corsica). The village of...
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    the north and Monte Astu to the south. It provides a route from the Saint-Florent region to the northwest and Biguglia in the eastern coastal plain. The...
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    18 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021. Deligia, Florent (29 October 2019). "Des vols entre Lyon Saint-Exupéry et Amman en Jordanie". Lyoncapitale.fr....
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    or Saone is a small seaside resort on the west coast of the island of Corsica in the commune of Vico. The settlement dates back to the 4th century, when...
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  • Minerve  French Navy The Minerve-class frigate was scuttled at Saint-Florent, Corsica. She was raised the next day by the Royal Navy. Subsequently repaired...
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    Jacques Pierre Abbatucci (military officer) (category Knights of the Order of Saint Louis)
    September 1723 in Zicavo, Corsica – 17 March 1813 in Ajaccio) was a Corsican who became an officer in the army of Genoese Corsica, Ancien regime France and...
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    Corsica. 2018. Bastia à travers les arbres (Corse) - Bastia Through The Trees (Corsica). 2019. La Route de Saint-Florent (Corse) - The Road to Saint-Florent...
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