lˈæŋɡɑːɹd fˈɔːɹt wʌzɐ smˈɔːl ˈɑːɹmi ɛŋkˈæmpmənt ɔnðə kˈoʊstlaɪn ˈɑːpəzˌɪt hˈæɹɪdʒ tˈaʊn dɪzˈaɪnd tə pɹətˈɛkt ðə hˈɑːɹbɚ fɹʌm fɹˈɛntʃ ænd dˈʌtʃ ɹˈeɪdɪŋ pˈɑːɹɾiz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə næpˈoʊlɪˈɑːnɪk wˈɔːɹz.
Languard Fort was a small army encampment on the coastline opposite Harwich town designed to protect the harbour from French and Dutch raiding parties during the Napoleonic Wars.