fort
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The fort immediately surrendered, the night’s darkness having “proved to be the attackers’ greatest ally, because it heightened the royalists’ fear of the unknown.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Two years before System de Min was incorporated, Dover Citadel Ltd bought the town's 250-year-old Napoleonic fort from the Ministry of Defence for £1.8m.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Despite those staggering volumes, Ukraine holds the fort.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Archaeological sites nearby include a villa at Eastbourne, a fort at Pevensey, and rural communities at Bullock Down and Birling.
From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026
Once the Discovery has been unmanned, Captain Smith turns back toward the fort.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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Stay Strong: Forc and Fort
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Sectionalism and Civil War, Lessons 3–6
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