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Fort Chambray was a fort situated in the precincts of Għajnsielem on the island of Gozo Malta. This fortress was built in the area of Ras it-Tafal which is situated between the port of Mġarr and that of Xatt l-Ahmar. It is named after Bailiff Jacques François de Chambray who was Governor of Gozo from 1749 to his death in 1756.In its 250-year life the fort experienced only one brief military adventure. In 1798 it was Gozo’s defence against the revolutionary forces of Napoleon.

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