. ▁This ▁hill ▁is ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁principal ▁fort ification ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁the ▁cit adel ▁of ▁Bes an çon . ▁Because ▁the ▁hill ' s ▁strateg ic ▁position ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁against ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁the ▁necessity ▁for ▁a ▁real ▁military ▁defense ▁there ▁had ▁become ▁evident , ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁fort ▁was ▁built . ▁The ▁first ▁fort ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 1 ; ▁it ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁during ▁the ▁Six ▁Days ' ▁Camp aign . ▁To ▁improve ▁the ▁def ences , ▁Jacob ▁François ▁Mar ul az ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁pol yg onal ▁fort ▁in ▁France ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁Later , ▁the ▁fort ▁was ▁abandoned ▁and ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁public ▁garden . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁B reg ille ▁ ▁Bes an çon ▁ ▁Category : F ort s ▁in ▁France ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Bes an çon ▁Category : R u ins ▁in ▁Bour g ogne - Fran che - Com té ▁Category : T our ist ▁attra ctions ▁in ▁Bes an çon <0x0A> </s> ▁Jon áš ▁Z á bor ský ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁in ▁Z á bor ie , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hung ary ▁– ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁in ▁Ž up č any ) ▁was ▁a ▁Slov ak ▁lower ▁no blem an ▁and ▁writer . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁author ▁of ▁tales