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Vendôme Battery

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Vendôme Battery (Batterija ta' Vendôme), also known as Ta' Maċċu Battery (Batterija ta' Maċċu), is an artillery battery near Armier Bay, limits of Mellieħa, Malta. [1]

18 relations: Aħrax Tower, Armier Bay, Artillery battery, Blockhouse, Boathouse, Crivelli Redoubt, Government of Malta, Knights Hospitaller, Limestone, Malta, Mellieħa, Mortar (weapon), Philippe, Duke of Vendôme, Qortin Redoubt, Redan, Times of Malta, Vendôme Redoubt, Vendôme Tower.

Aħrax Tower

Aħrax Tower (Torri tal-Aħrax), originally known as Torre di Lacras, and also known as Armier Tower (Torri tal-Armier), Ta' Ħoslien Tower (Torri ta' Ħoslien) or the White Tower (Torri l-Abjad), is a small watchtower overlooking Armier Bay in the limits of Mellieħa, Malta.

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Armier Bay

Armier Bay (in Maltese: Bajjet l-Armier), is situated in the locality of Mellieħa, Malta.

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Artillery battery

In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of artillery, mortars, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface to surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles etc, so grouped to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems.

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Blockhouse

In military science, a blockhouse is a small fortification, usually consisting of one or more rooms with loopholes, allowing its defenders to fire in various directions.

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Boathouse

A boathouse (or a boat house) is a building especially designed for the storage of boats, normally smaller craft for sports or leisure use.

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Crivelli Redoubt

Crivelli Redoubt (Ridott ta' Crivelli), also known as Barriera Redoubt (Ridott tal-Barriera) or Armier Redoubt (Ridott tal-Armier), is a redoubt in Armier Bay, limits of Mellieħa, Malta.

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Government of Malta

The Government of Malta (Gvern ta' Malta) is the executive branch of Malta.

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Knights Hospitaller

The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), also known as the Order of Saint John, Order of Hospitallers, Knights Hospitaller, Knights Hospitalier or Hospitallers, was a medieval Catholic military order.

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Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.

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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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Mellieħa

Mellieħa (il-Mellieħa) is a large village or small town in the Northern Region of Malta.

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Mortar (weapon)

A mortar is usually a simple, lightweight, man portable, muzzle-loaded weapon, consisting of a smooth-bore metal tube fixed to a base plate (to absorb recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount.

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Philippe, Duke of Vendôme

Philippe de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme the "Grand Prior" (1655–1727) was the fourth Duke of Vendôme.

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Qortin Redoubt

Qortin Redoubt (Ridott tal-Qortin), also known as Eskalar Redoubt (Ridott t'Eskalar), is a redoubt in the limits of Mellieħa, Malta.

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Redan

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

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Times of Malta

The Times of Malta is an English-language daily newspaper in Malta.

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Vendôme Redoubt

Vendôme Redoubt may refer to a number of redoubts in Malta.

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Vendôme Tower

Vendôme Tower (Torri Vendôme, colloquially Torri tal-Vandomu) is a tour-reduit in Marsaxlokk, Malta.

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Redirects here:

Ta' Maċċu Battery, Vendome Battery.

References

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

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