Damme Canal: The Canal That Napoleon Built To Avoid The British Navy
Kaushik

"The canal is about 15 km long and connects Bruges to the Dutch border town of Sluis through the town of Damme. It was dug on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte, and hence it is also called Napoleon Vaart, or Napoleon Canal..."

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