Motorhome campsite in Gatteville-le-Phare

Action of 24 March 1811 / 0.1 km

The Action of 24 March 1811 was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought as part of the Royal Navy blockade of the French English Channel ports. By 1811, Royal Navy control of the French coast was so entrenched that French ships were unable to travel safely even in French territorial (...) (mehr)

Gatteville-le-Phare / 0.9 km

Gatteville-le-Phare is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. (...) (mehr)

Phare de Gatteville / 1.0 km

Phare de 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 Lower Normandy region of France. At a height of it is the third tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world. (...) (mehr)

Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue / 2.8 km

The related naval battles of Barfleur and La Hougue took place between 29 May and 4 June New Style (NS), 1692 (19–24 May in the Old Style (OS) Julian calendar then in use in England). The first action took place near Barfleur; later actions were at Cherbourg and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in the Cotentin (...) (mehr)

Gouberville / 2.8 km

Gouberville is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vicq-sur-Mer. 4 December 2015 (...) (mehr)