Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2019 | Page 206

after the French took the
island in 1781: if finished
before the French arrived
could it have prevented the
British embarrassment of
losing the island? With its
two remaining canons, it is
hovering precariously over
the cliff edge.
The French, keen on
preventing any other nation
from taking the island as
easily as they could, created
a line of batteries on the
east coast. One of them is
St. Louis. Its ruined walls are
still hanging onto the cliff.
The foundations of its guard
. . . “And have
you noticed,
I mentioned
not even half of
the nineteen
fortifications?”
~ Walter Hellebrand
St. Eustatius’ Monuments Director
FORT DE WINDT
house are still visible – against
the impressive backdrop of
the magnificent dormant
Quill volcano.