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Briançon és una ciutat dels Alps francesos amb molta historia militar, ja des d'època antiga però sobretot d'època moderna.

Es troba en una posició estratègica clau als peus del coll de Montgenevre, un dels més importants dels Alps. De fet, sembla probable que fos per aquí que Anibal Barca creués els Alps des de la Galia en la seva ruta per a sorpendre els Romans per la esquena (P. Connolly: Greece and Rome at War, 1981). També hi passaren amb els seus legionaris tant Pompeu el Gran com Juli Cesar. Després fou la romana Brigantium, d'on li ve el nom.

Ja en època moderna fou fortificada una i una altra vegada pels francesos (com Vauban), tant la propia vila com tots els cims del seu entorn, doncs no n'hi ha cap sense la seva fortficació d'artilleria. Les darreres modernitzacions estaven vinculades a la Linea Maginot dels Alps.

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%C3%A7on

www.ville-briancon.fr/les-fortifications-de-vauban

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Briançon is a city in the French Alps with a lot of military history, already from ancient times but especially from modern times.

It is in a key strategic position at the foot of the Col de Montgenevre, one of the most important in the Alps. In fact, it seems likely that it was here that Hannibal Barca crossed the Alps from Gaul on his route to surprise the Romans in the back (P. Connolly: Greece and Rome at War, 1981). Both Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar passed there with their legionaries. Then there was the Roman Brigantium, from where it gets its name.

Already in modern times it was fortified again and again by the French (like Vauban), both the town itself and all the peaks around it, because there is none without its artillery fortification. The latest modernizations were linked to the Linea Maginot dels Alps.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%C3%A7on

www.ville-briancon.fr/les-fortifications-de-vauban

Taken in: France / Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur / Arrondissement de Briançon / Briançon (show map)

Taken on: August 1, 2024

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