Borgo (; ; co, U Borgu) is a
commune in the
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged wi ...
department of
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
on the island of
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
.
The
Bastia-Poretta Airport is located in Borgo.
It was the site of the 1768
Battle of Borgo
The Battle of Borgo was a battle between Corsican and French forces over control of the town of Borgo on 8 October 1768.
Prelude
In October 1768, Pasquale Paoli tried to recapture ''U Borgu'' ( Borgo), where a French force of 700 men under De L ...
during the
French Conquest of Corsica
The French conquest of Corsica was a successful expedition by French forces of the Kingdom of France under Comte de Vaux, against Corsican forces under Pasquale Paoli of the Corsican Republic. The expedition was launched in May 1768, in the a ...
when a French force was defeated by Corsican troops.
Population
Sights
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Torra di Punta d'Arcu
See also
*
Communes of the Haute-Corse department
The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administr ...
References
Communes of Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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