Lille Citadelle
FRANCE, 1670
Sébastien le Prestre, Marquis de Vauban
Star Fort
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“Queen of the Citadels”
Vauban knew that no fort is totally unbreachable, so he multiplied the obstacles deployed a layered defense composed of ditches, crescents and covered roads beyond the enclosure of the citadel to slow down the enemy and give the troops time to regroup.