oldwheels
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The Irish ferry at Stranraer before they moved to Cairnryan.
have cycled there - never understood how that narrow channel was supposed to hold back someone like Napoleon.The Royal Military Canal near Hamstreet in Kent. It was constructed as a defence against Napoleon in the early 19C, along the old cliff line of the former Saxon shore, bordering Romney Marsh.
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have cycled there - never understood how that narrow channel was supposed to hold back someone like Napoleon.
rhine a tad bigger/faster than the royal military canal I think.Considering that to reach it he would have had to make the crossing from France.
That said, the Rhine proved pretty hard to get past for the allies in World War Two. I realise it's bigger but the tech available was also more advanced.