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Fort Brockhurst

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Fort Brockhurst is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. [1]

18 relations: Caponier, Casemate, Drawbridge, England, English Heritage, Fort Elson, Fort Gomer, Fort Grange, Fort Rowner, Gosport, Hampshire, Palmerston Forts, Palmerston Forts, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Redan, Royal Garrison Artillery, Scheduled monument, William Crossman.

Caponier

A caponier is a type of defensive structure in a fortification.

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Casemate

A casemate, sometimes erroneously rendered casement, is a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which guns are fired.

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Drawbridge

A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a castle and a number of towers, surrounded by a moat.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a registered charity that manages the National Heritage Collection.

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Fort Elson

Fort Elson was one of the early Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the northernmost polygonal land fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport.

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Fort Gomer

Fort Gomer was one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the southernmost and first-built polygonal land fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport.

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Fort Grange

Fort Grange is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England.

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Fort Rowner

Fort Rowner is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England.

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Gosport

Gosport is a town in Hampshire on the south coast of England.

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Hampshire

Hampshire (abbreviated Hants) is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom.

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Palmerston Forts

The Palmerston Forts are a group of forts and associated structures, around the coast of Britain.

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Palmerston Forts, Portsmouth

The Palmerston Forts that encircle Portsmouth were built in response to the 1859 Royal Commission dealing with the perceived threat of a French invasion.

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Portsmouth

Portsmouth is a port city in Hampshire, England, mainly on Portsea Island, south-west of London and south-east of Southampton.

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Redan

Redan (a French word for "projection", "salient") is a term related to fortifications.

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Royal Garrison Artillery

The Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) was formed in 1899 as a distinct arm of the British Army's Royal Regiment of Artillery serving alongside the other two arms of the Regiment, the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) and the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA).

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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William Crossman

Sir William Crossman (30 June 1830 – 19 April 1901) was an officer in the Royal Engineers and a Liberal and Liberal Unionist politician.

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References

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

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