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Rochefort

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Rochefort

Port in western France, southeast of La Rochelle and 15 km/9 mi from the mouth of the River Charente; population (1999) 25,800. Its industries include metal goods and machinery. The town dates from 1666. It was from here that Napoleon embarked for Plymouth on the Bellerophon on his way to final exile in 1815.



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He relates that he met at Brussels Rochefort, the AME DAMNEE of the cardinal disguised as a Capuchin, and that this cursed Rochefort, thanks to his disguise, had tricked Monsieur de Laigues, like a ninny as he is.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
in the regiment of Piedmont, in which Rochefort had placed him.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
When it was all over, and Napoleon returned to Paris, I went too; then when he reached Rochefort, I followed him against his orders; it was some sort of comfort to watch over him and to see that no mishap befell him on the way.
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