Camp of Boulogne

The camp of Boulogne , can indicate two military camps located at the neighborhoods of Boulogne-sur-Mer in France.

• the first bench by Jules César, in 54 av. J. - C., to prepare its fleet intended for its second forwarding towards the Great Britain. It installs its camp with the current site of the old city, called at this time Portus Itius.

• the second bench by Napoleon, in 1804, where it assembled the “Large army” or Armée with the coasts of the Ocean, for an unloading in Great Britain. The May 16th 1803, the British, without declaration of preliminary war, seize or hail a hundred French and Batavian ships. France declares the war in England. Bonaparte chooses Boulogne-sur-Mer then as bases to carry its against attack.

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