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The ''Fort de Bellegarde'' (''Fort'' or ''Castell de Bellaguarda / Bellaguàrdia'' in Catalan) is a 17th-century fortification located above the town of ''Le Perthus'', in the Pyrénées-Orientales ''département'' of southern France. ==History== Le Perthus became French territory after the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659). Bellegarde was captured by the Spaniards in 1674, but retaken by Schomberg in 1675. In 1678, Vauban's plans for the new fortress of Bellegarde were approved. During the War of the Pyrenees, the fortress was besieged in May - June 1793 by the Spanish and then by the French (May - Sept. 1794).〔(historyofwar.org ), Napoleonic War website entry〕 During World War II, the fort was used as a holding prison by the Gestapo for escaped prisoners of war and enemy agents. In 1974, scenes from the Charles Bronson film ''Breakout'' were filmed at the Fort. The filmmakers were portraying an actual helicopter prison escape that happened in Mexico. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort de Bellegarde」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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