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Bastion

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A bastion or bulwark is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners. [1]

43 relations: Badajoz, Bastille, Bastion fort, Bastion Middleburg, Battery tower, Bekal Fort, Castillo de San Marcos, Charles VII of France, Citadel of Aleppo, Cittadella (Gozo), Copertino, Croatia, Crownwork, Curtain wall (fortification), Defensive wall, Eighty Years' War, Fall of Constantinople, Fortification, Fortress Study Group, Geneva, Glacis, Gorge (fortification), Gozo, Hornwork, Hundred Years' War, Hungary, India, Italy, Kasaragod district, Kerala, Malacca, Malaysia, Malta, Napoleonic Wars, Osijek, Petersberg Citadel, Ravelin, Roundel (fortification), Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Siklós Castle, Switzerland, Tenaille, Tvrđa.

Badajoz

Badajoz (formerly written Badajos in English) is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain.

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Bastille

The Bastille was a fortress in Paris, known formally as the Bastille Saint-Antoine.

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Bastion fort

A bastion fort, a type of trace Italienne (literally, Italian outline), is a fortification in a style that evolved during the early modern period of gunpowder when the cannon came to dominate the battlefield.

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Bastion Middleburg

The Bastion Middleburg is a bastion in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia located at the mouth of Melaka River.

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Battery tower

A battery tower was a defensive tower built into the outermost defences of many castles, usually in the 16th century or later, after the advent of firearms.

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Bekal Fort

Bekal Fort (ബേക്കൽ കോട്ട), is the largest fort in Kerala, situated at Bekal, Pallikera village in Hosdurg Taluk in Kasaragod district, Kerala and it is from Mangalore city spreading over.

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Castillo de San Marcos

The Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States.

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Charles VII of France

Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious (le Victorieux)Charles VII, King of France, Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War, ed.

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Citadel of Aleppo

The Citadel of Aleppo (قلعة حلب) is a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of Aleppo, northern Syria.

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Cittadella (Gozo)

The Cittadella (Iċ-Ċittadella), also known as the Castello (Il-Kastell), is a citadel in Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta.

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Copertino

Copertino (Cupertino; Salentino: Cupirtinu) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

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Croatia

Croatia (Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea.

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Crownwork

A crownwork is an element of the trace italienne system of fortification and is effectively an expanded hornwork.

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Curtain wall (fortification)

A curtain wall is a defensive wall between two towers (bastions) of a castle, fortress, or town.

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Defensive wall

A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors.

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Eighty Years' War

The Eighty Years' War (Tachtigjarige Oorlog; Guerra de los Ochenta Años) or Dutch War of Independence (1568–1648) was a revolt of the Seventeen Provinces of what are today the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg against the political and religious hegemony of Philip II of Spain, the sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands.

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Fall of Constantinople

The Fall of Constantinople (Ἅλωσις τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, Halōsis tēs Kōnstantinoupoleōs; İstanbul'un Fethi Conquest of Istanbul) was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by an invading Ottoman army on 29 May 1453.

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Fortification

A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare; and is also used to solidify rule in a region during peacetime.

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Fortress Study Group

The Fortress Study Group is an international charity registered in the UK, which aims to further the understanding of military fortifications, particularly those designed after the introduction of gunpowder artillery.

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Geneva

Geneva (Genève, Genèva, Genf, Ginevra, Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

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Glacis

A glacis in military engineering is an artificial slope as part of a medieval castle or in early modern fortresses.

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Gorge (fortification)

A gorge in fortification construction is the rear part of an independent fieldwork or detached outwork in front of the main fortress or defensive position.

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Gozo

Gozo (Għawdex,, formerly Gaulos) is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Hornwork

A hornwork is an element of the Italian Bastion system of fortification.

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Hundred Years' War

The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the House of Valois, over the right to rule the Kingdom of France.

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Hungary

Hungary (Magyarország) is a country in Central Europe that covers an area of in the Carpathian Basin, bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Austria to the northwest, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, and Slovenia to the west.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Kasaragod district

Kasaragod District (Kasarkod District) is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India.

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Kerala

Kerala is a state in South India on the Malabar Coast.

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Malacca

Malacca (Melaka; மலாக்கா) dubbed "The Historic State", is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

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Malta

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European powers formed into various coalitions, financed and usually led by the United Kingdom.

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Osijek

Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 108,048 in 2011.

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Petersberg Citadel

Petersberg Citadel (German:Zitadelle Petersberg) in Erfurt, central Germany, is one of the largest and best preserved town fortresses in Europe.

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Ravelin

A ravelin is a triangular fortification or detached outwork, located in front of the innerworks of a fortress (the curtain walls and bastions).

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Roundel (fortification)

The roundel is a strong artillery fortification with a rounded or circular plan of a similar height to the adjacent defensive walls.

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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban (1 May 163330 March 1707), commonly referred to as Vauban, was a French military engineer who rose in the service to the king and was commissioned as a Marshal of France.

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Siklós Castle

Siklós Castle is a medieval castle in Siklós, Hungary.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Tenaille

Tenaille (archaic Tenalia) is an advanced defensive-work, in front of the main defences of a fortress which takes its name from resemblance, real or imaginary, to the lip of a pair of pincers.

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Tvrđa

Tvrđa (Citadel) is the Old Town of the city of Osijek in Croatia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastion

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