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.
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.