Fort
Bourlémont
is
a
military
fortification
built
at
the
end
of
the
19th
century,
as
part
of
France's
defense
system
after
the
defeat
of
1870.
Part
of
the
network
of
forts
built
by
General
Séré
de
Rivières,
its
mission
was
to
protect
the
region
by
forming
a
defensive
belt
against
possible
incursions.
Designed
to
withstand
modern
bombardments
of
the
time,
it
was
equipped
with
casemates,
ditches
and
bastions
allowing
for
active
defense.
During
its
years
of
service,
the
fort
underwent
various
modifications
to
modernize
its
equipment
and
adapt
its
defensive
capacity.
Although
never
used
in
direct
combat,
it
remains
a
symbol
of
the
military
engineering
of
the
time
and
of
the
context
of
Franco-German
tensions
at
the
end
of
the
19th
century.
Fort Séré de Rivières achevé en 1881.
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