* 1810 – Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.

Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers and are sunk southwest of the island.

Historically, this proceeded from the labours of Jean de Launoy ( 1603 – 1678 ), " le dénicheur des saints ", and Louis Sébastien le Nain de Tillemont, who had shown the falsity of numerous lives of the saints ; while theologically it was produced by the Port Royal school, which led men to dwell more on communion with God as contrasted with the invocation of the saints.

During the Anglo-French War ( 1627 – 1629 ), under Charles I, by 1629 the Kirkes took Quebec City, Sir James Stewart of Killeith, Lord Ochiltree planted a colony on Cape Breton Island at Baleine, Nova Scotia and Alexander ’ s son, William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling established the first incarnation of “ New Scotland ” at Port Royal.

By 1632, Acadia was returned from Scotland to France under the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and the Port Royale settlement was moved to the site of nearby present-day Annapolis Royal.

The Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta takes place annually over three days at the end of August.

The grave of Princess Yourievsky ( 1878-1959 ) who was a member of the ill-fated Russian Royal family and who lived in North Hayling for many years, may be found in St. Peter's churchyard ; and the grave of Scotsman George Glas Sandeman, nephew of the founder of Sandeman Port and second head of that company, is prominently featured in the north-east part of St. Mary's graveyard.

The Royal Navy is no longer present in Harwich but Harwich International Port at nearby Parkeston continues to offer regular ferry services to the Hook of Holland ( Hoek van Holland ) in the Netherlands and Esbjerg in Denmark.

Jamaica became a base of operations for privateers, including Captain Henry Morgan, operating from the main English settlement Port Royal.

Following the destruction of Port Royal in the great earthquake of 1692 refugees settled across the bay in Kingston which by 1716 had become the biggest town in Jamaica and became the capital city in 1872.

The English established their main coastal town at Port Royal and by 1659, two hundred houses, shops, and warehouses surrounded the fort.

Along the south coast of Jamaica, a number of small islands are located, such as the Port Royal Cays.

* 1692 – Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake ; in just three minutes, 1, 600 people are killed and 3, 000 are seriously injured.

The remains of such catastrophes exist all over the world, and sites such as Alexandria and Port Royal now form important archaeological sites.

In 1605, French colonists established the first permanent European settlement in Canada and the first north of Florida at Port Royal, founding what would become known as Acadia.

The name of the capital was changed from Port Royal to Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.

These battles happened at Port Royal, Saint John, Cap de Sable ( present-day Port La Tour, Nova Scotia ), Jemseg and Baleine.

The battles during these wars were primarily fought at Port Royal, Saint John, Canso, Chignecto, Dartmouth, Lunenburg and Grand-Pré.

* 1710 – Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.

In four descending columns, from left to right: Maestrale class frigate | MM Maestrale ( F 570 ), FS De Grasse | De Grasse ( D 612 ); USS John C. Stennis | USS John C. Stennis ( CVN 74 ), FS Charles de Gaulle | Charles De Gaulle ( R 91 ), Surcouf ( F711 ) | Surcouf ( F 711 ); USS Port Royal ( CG-73 ) | USS Port Royal ( CG-73 ), HMS Ocean ( L12 ) | HMS Ocean ( L 12 ), USS John F. Kennedy ( CV 67 ) | USS John F. Kennedy ( CV 67 ), Hr.

Port Orford is a small port hamlet located north of Gold Beach, Oregon, and south of Bandon-by-the-Sea, Oregon ( home of the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort ), on U. S. Route 101.

* PGA Golf Club ( Port St. Lucie, Florida ) — 54 holes of public-access resort golf designed by Tom Fazio and Pete Dye in PGA Village, which is ranked among the " 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America " by Golf Digest ( No. 51 ).

* PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance ( Port St. Lucie, Florida ) — golf park featuring a lighted driving range, short game practice area, the latest in golf technology and fitness, and a three-hole teaching course.

* PGA Museum of Golf ( Port St. Lucie, Florida ) — Museum traces the story of The PGA of America, holds golf's four major Championship trophies, the oldest-known written mention of golf for the Articles of Parliament in the 15th Century ; Walter Hagen's birth certificate ; Donald Ross ' 1900s-era workbench, the PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame, and is home to the Probst Library, one of the foremost collections of golf periodicals in the world.

The island has three golf courses, one of which is situated on the outskirts of the town, the 18-hole Rothesay Golf Club, another, the 9 hole Bute Golf Course, near the sands of Stravannan Bay on the west coast of the island, and the other, the rather unusual, 13 hole Port Bannatyne Golf Club, situated on the hills behind the village.

6th hole, Port Coombe at the Bridport & West Dorset Golf Club

The village is home to the Port St Mary Golf Links, the Island's sole 9-hole golf course, and also, a primary school opened in 1993-1994.

* Port Glasgow Golf Club website

There are three golf courses: Rothesay Golf Club, Kingarth Golf Club and Port Bannatyne Golf Club.

Port Bannatyne Golf Club is known for scenic views from the course.

Rock outcroppings on the East side of the river at the Centralia dam at the Ridges Golf Course and across the river from Port Edwards, suggest ancient flooding before the dams were built and the river reminds residents most every year of its power to flood from the northern Wisconsin watershed.

Another memorial is a bronze otter erected in the grounds of Port William Golf Course.

The foundation hosts the Detlef Schrempf Celebrity Golf Classic at McCormick Woods Golf Course in Port Orchard, Washington every summer.

The Huron Shores Golf Club is located off the highway north of Port Sanilac at the intersection of Snover Road.

* Port Seton Golf Club

In 1889, the Royal Dublin Golf Club, then located at Sutton, sought and received permission of Colonel Vernon and the Dublin Port and Docks Board to lay out a golf course at the city end of the island, and construct a clubhouse.

Most of North Bull Island is property of Dublin City Council, after the buying-out of interests such as the Howth Estate, the exception being North Bull Wall, the breakwater beyond it, and the wooden bridge to it, which are owned by the Dublin Port Company ( and closed for a day each year to ensure this remains so ), and the Royal Dublin Golf Club links ; St. Anne's Golf Club rent from the Council.

The basilica is served by bus service from the Old Port ( Jean-Ballard Course ).

* Humewood Golf Course, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

In 2009, the event stayed in Bermuda but moved to the Port Royal Golf Course.

Beyond the major awards, sub-category awards won include Best Aerial Port Challenge Course Team, Best Joint Inspection Team, Best C-17 Low-level Airdrop Crew, Best C-17 Aircrew, and Best C-17 Post-flight Team.