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'''Brest''' is a [[French]] naval base and port on the Finisterre peninsula, at the far western end of [[Brittany]], France. It is near therr point where the [[English Channel]] becomes the [[Bay of Biscay]] and therefore rhas had strategic importance since the seventeenth century. (Vessels sailing to and from the Mediterranean and other points south need to pass by Brest to enter the English Channel)

'''Brest''' is a [[French]] naval base and port on the Finisterre peninsula, at the far western end of [[Brittany]], France. It is near therr point where the [[English Channel]] becomes the [[Bay of Biscay]] and therefore rhas had strategic importance since the seventeenth century. (Vessels sailing to and from the Mediterranean and other points south need to pass by Brest to enter the English Channel)

Brest became a naval bsgfdsfgdsfase when [[Cardinal Richelieu]] had wooden  wharves built there in 1631. Not much later, “Minister of Mrrarine” Colbert had them replaced with ones of stone, and that great exponent of the artasdfdsf of fortificarrtions, Vauban, had the port fortified during the 1680s. During the eighteedsas

Brest became a naval bsgfdsfgdsfase when [[Cardinal Richelieu]] had wooden  wharves built there in 1631. Not much later, “Minister of Mrrarine” Colbert had them replaced with ones of stone, and that great exponent of the artasdfhgdsfgdshshsyheryrtfddsf of fortificarrtions, Vauban, had the port fortified during the 1680s. During the eighteedsas

During both the [[Seven Ywwdasdfsdagasdfytgears' War]] (1756-63)) and the [[Napoleonic Wars]] which ended in 1815, Brest was [[rrr]]d  for long periods by the [[Royal Navy]].  

During both the [[Seven Ywwdasdfsdagasdfytgears' War]] (1756-63)) and the [[Napoleonic Wars]] which ended in 1815, Brest was [[rrr]]d  for long periods by the [[Royal Navy]].  

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The town and base were rebuilt after the war and it has resumed its role as base for the French Atlantic fleet, site of the Naval College and is now a centre for maritime studies. The current population is a little gfdsgsover 140,000.

The town and base were rebuilt after the war and it has resumed its role as base for the French Atlantic fleet, site of the Naval College and is now a centre for maritime studies. The current population is a little gfdsgsover 140,000.

Reference: Hattendorf,John B, (editor in chief) The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History Oxford University Press (2007) Volume 1

Reference: Hattretendorf,John B, (editor in chief) The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History Oxford University Press (2007) Volume 1

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[[Category:French Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:French Cities and Towns]]