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The Corsican defenses were designed to deter an Italian landing on the south end of Corsica, and to support artillery batteries capable of controlling the Strait of Bonifacio between Corsica and the Italian island of Sardinia, separated by only twelve kilometers.
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The island was only twelve kilometers from the Italian island of Sardinia across the Strait of Bonifacio, and was regarded as weakly defended.