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Fortification
A breastwork is a temporary fortification, often an earthwork thrown up to breast or shoulder height to provide protection to defenders firing over it
Breastwork_(fortification)
Topics referred to by the same term
up breastwork in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Breastwork may mean: Breastwork (fortification), a temporary military fortification Breastwork monitor
Breastwork
Defensive bank or wall surrounding a fortified site, such as a castle or settlement
rampart on the inside of the fortification; sometimes retained with a masonry wall but usually a grassy slope. Parapet (or breastwork) which protected and concealed
Rampart_(fortification)
Defensive wall between two bastions of a fortification
Conversations Lexicon, vol. I, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London: Blackie & Son, p. 444 Media related to Curtain walls (fortification) at Wikimedia Commons
Curtain_wall_(fortification)
Military land blockade of a location
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Siege
Military defensive construction
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare
Fortification
Type of fortification
A sconce or schanze (German: [ˈʃantsə] ) is a protective fortification, such as an earthwork, often placed on a mound as a defensive work for artillery
Sconce_(fortification)
Early modern fortification style built to withstand cannon fire
from non-standard French, meaning 'Italian outline') is a style of fortification developed in Italy during the early modern period in response to the
Bastion_fort
Fortifications built during the middle ages
Medieval fortification refers to military methods that cover the development of fortification construction and use in Europe, during the period roughly
Medieval_fortification
Major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities
were numerous in the south, where they served as a link of fortified fortification zones cutting off the way to the central regions from Crimean Tatars
Kremlin_(fortification)
Use of tunnels and other underground cavities in wars
Russian-controlled forest to the south of the village. Attrition warfare Breastwork (fortification) Early thermal weapons Explosive mine Land mine Maneuver warfare
Tunnel_warfare
Outwork fortification
In fortification, a lunette was originally an outwork of half-moon shape; later it became a redan with short flanks, in trace somewhat resembling a bastion
Lunette_(fortification)
Temporary military fortified position
(Persian: سنگر, also sanger) is a temporary fortified position with a breastwork originally constructed of stones, and now built of sandbags, gabions or
Sangar_(fortification)
Ground obstacle to slow an attacking force
infantry defenders against direct fire and artillery barrages. In military fortifications, the side of a ditch furthest from the enemy and closest to the next
Ditch_(fortification)
Raised area built to fire over the outer wall
A cavalier is a fortification which is built within a larger fortification, and which is higher than the rest of the work. It usually consists of a raised
Cavalier_(fortification)
Measures to protect against a military attack by a coastline
Coastal defence (or defense) and coastal fortification are measures taken to provide protection against military attack at or near a coastline (or other
Coastal defence and fortification
Coastal_defence_and_fortification
Architectural defensive structure
an additional level of fire. A Dictionary of Military Architecture Fortification and Fieldworks from the Iron Age to the Eighteenth Century by Stephen
Flèche_(fortification)
Pyramidal anti-tank obstacles
Russian border in the Russo-Ukrainian war. A series of dragon's teeth fortifications named the Wagner Line have also been built by the Wagner Group in Russian-occupied
Dragon's teeth (fortification)
Dragon's_teeth_(fortification)
Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States
Saints from 24 October 2003 to 18 April 2004. The Mormon Flat Breastworks, fortification structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Porterville,_Utah
Auxiliary defensive structure outside a larger fort
and can be a permanent structure or a hastily constructed temporary fortification. The word means "a place of retreat". Redoubts were a component of the
Redoubt
Confederate fort near Dover, Tennessee during the American Civil War
positions by digging rifle pits along a ridgeline and [[ Breastwork (fortification)|breastwork]]s were built in "a three-mile arc which inclosed [sic]
Fort_Donelson
United States historic place
Confederate Breastworks is a historic breastworks located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. The earthen bunkers are located on the grounds
Confederate_Breastworks
Redoubt & 4 flanks : Kingsland Road North 6) battery & Breastwork : Mountmill 7 Battery & Breastwork : St John Street 8) Small Redoubt : Islington Road (Outlier)
Lines of Communication (London)
Lines_of_Communication_(London)
Outer side of a ditch or moat in a fortification
in fortifications. Attackers (if they have not bridged the ditch) must descend the counterscarp and ascend the scarp. In permanent fortifications, the
Counterscarp
Fortification used to protect an area from potential aggressors
A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple
Defensive_wall
Type of fortification
In fortification, the term entrenchment (Italian: trincieramento, Maltese: trunċiera) can refer to either a secondary line of defence within a larger
Entrenchment_(fortification)
Central military fortification of a town
a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core. In a fortification with bastions, the citadel is the strongest part of the system, sometimes
Citadel
Defensive military storage fortification
A bunker is a defensive fortification designed to protect people and valued materials from falling bombs, artillery, or other attacks. Bunkers are almost
Bunker
Small fortification with holes through which soldiers can fire ranged weapons
assumed to be a jocular reference to the perceived similarity of the fortifications to the cylindrical and hexagonal boxes in which medical pills were once
Pillbox_(military)
System of military defences of Frankfurt am Main
The fortifications of Frankfurt were a system of military defences of the German city of Frankfurt am Main which existed from the Middle Ages into the
Fortifications_of_Frankfurt
Border road in India
Gompa of Drukpa Kagyu lineage, remnants of 400 years old breastwork fortification wall (fortification of earthwork piled up to breast height to provide protection
Darbuk–Shyok–DBO_Road
Type of fortification
A blockhouse is a small fortification, usually consisting of one or more rooms with loopholes, allowing its defenders to fire in various directions. It
Blockhouse
Town in Ladakh, India
Yarkand expedition. Murgo has the ruins of an ancient breastwork fortification wall (fortification of earthwork piled up to breast height to provide protection
Murgo
Protective slope built into a fortification
high. Glacises, also called taluses, were incorporated into medieval fortifications to strengthen the walls against undermining, to hamper escalades and
Glacis
Small fortress primarily made of palisades and earth
also known as parkan in Southern Hungary and palanga, was a wooden fortification used by the Ottoman Empire extensively in certain regions of Southeast
Palanka_(fortification)
This is a list of fortifications past and present, a fortification being a major physical defensive structure often composed of a more or less wall-connected
List_of_fortifications
Type of fortification
built in the UK and elsewhere in the British Empire were defensive fortifications that were armed with cannon and that were often within line of sight
Watchtower
Part of a military fortification
A gorge in field fortification is the "unexposed side of a fieldwork", typically the rear of an independent fieldwork or detached outwork in front of
Gorge_(fortification)
wooden fort, c) 20th century - a large concrete defensive structure. Breastwork Bulwark Bunker: a heavily fortified, mainly underground, facility used
List of established military terms
List_of_established_military_terms
Type of ancient or medieval fort in Britain and Ireland
Celtic toponymy; especially that of Ireland and Scotland. It can include fortifications of all sizes and kinds: Donegal Doneraile Down Dún Laoghaire Dún an
Dun_(fortification)
Historical structure in Italy
the Calabria region. Rocca di Urbisaglia is a 16th-century military fortification in Urbisaglia, in the Marche region. J.B. Ward-Perkins, "Etruscan Towns
Rocca_(fortification)
Area between main and secondary walls of a fortification
(Kronentor) on the outer wall of the fortress. It was never intended as a fortification, however, but was conceived as the outer courtyard of a new palace.
Zwinger
Fort Henry, Orderly Sgt. Nugent ordered an assault upon a rebel breastwork fortification. In this assault, the orderly sergeant and his comrades drove a
Christopher Nugent (American soldier)
Christopher_Nugent_(American_soldier)
Flood control and military fortification barrier
introduced in 1989 and primarily used for flood control and military fortifications. It is made of a collapsible wire mesh container and heavy-duty geotextile
Hesco_bastion
Fortified yard in a medieval castle
A bailey or ward in a fortification is a leveled courtyard, typically enclosed by a curtain wall. In particular, a medieval type of European castle is
Bailey_(castle)
Fortified structure
gun emplacement or armoured structure from which guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle. When referring to antiquity
Casemate
Type of gun emplacement
Barbettes are several types of gun emplacement in terrestrial fortifications or on naval ships. In recent[when?] naval usage, a barbette is a protective
Barbette
The fortifications of Kingston upon Hull consisted of three major constructions: the brick built Hull town walls, first established in the early 14th century
Fortifications of Kingston upon Hull
Fortifications_of_Kingston_upon_Hull
Outward structure of a fortification
bastion is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the
Bastion
Triangular fortification
A ravelin is a triangular fortification or detached outwork, located in front of the innerworks of a fortress (the curtain walls and bastions). Originally
Ravelin
Fortification element
A hornwork is an element of the Italian bastion system of fortification. Its face is flanked with a pair of half-bastions. It is distinguished from a
Hornwork
Military defense formation
or corral, often referred to as circling the wagons, is a temporary fortification made of wagons arranged into a rectangle, circle, or other shape and
Wagon_fort
Type of defensive wall
walls of a fortification. It is of a lower height than the main walls, and is preceded by a ditch. In Greek and Byzantine fortifications, the faussebraye
Faussebraye
Feature in fortification architecture
bastions or ravelins. It usually just consisted of a low rampart with a breastwork that protected its defending infantry. Another ditch in front of the work
Couvreface
The fortifications of the former East Prussian capital Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) consist of numerous defensive walls, forts, bastions and other structures
Königsberg_fortifications
Type of booby trap
In medieval fortification, a trou de loup (French: [tʁu d(ə) lu], lit. 'wolf hole'; plural trous de loup, also commonly referred to as a tiger pit in
Trou_de_loup
Raised bank of land or barrier
partway up a long slope. It can serve as a terrace road, track, path, a fortification line, a border/separation barrier for navigation, good drainage, industry
Berm
Defensive ditch surrounding a fortification or town
A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building or garrisoned town, either dry or filled with water, historically to provide
Moat
Barrier extending upward a wall at the edge of a roof
restraint systems" or "pedestrian restraint systems". A parapet fortification (known as a breastwork when temporary) is a wall of stone, wood or earth on the
Parapet
Form of medieval defensive structure
is an artillery fortification with a rounded or circular plan of a similar height to the adjacent defensive walls. If the fortification is clearly higher
Roundel_(fortification)
The breastwork monitor was developed during the 1860s by Sir Edward Reed, Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy, as an improvement of the basic monitor design
List of breastwork monitors of the Royal Navy
List_of_breastwork_monitors_of_the_Royal_Navy
Cage full of rock
Hesco bastion. Gabions protecting cannon, late 16th-century A gabion breastwork (in background) protecting artillery at Fort Stedman in Virginia in the
Gabion
Penultimate battle of the Creek War (1814)
the one they had chosen and the skill which they manifested in their breastwork was really astonishing. It extended across the point in such a direction
Battle_of_Horseshoe_Bend
Part of the Gallic Wars
battlements (parapets with squared openings for shooting through) and breastwork (wooden screens at breast height to protect the defenders) with large
Battle_of_Alesia
1775 battle of the American Revolutionary War
flanked on either side. He promptly ordered his men to begin constructing a breastwork running down the hill to the east, deciding that he did not have the manpower
Battle_of_Bunker_Hill
Type of military fortification
Retrenchment is a technical term in fortification, where it is applied to a secondary work or series of works constructed in rear of existing defences
Retrenchment_(military)
Sturdy sack used in flood control and temporary military fortifications
sand or soil and used for such purposes as flood control, military fortification in trenches and bunkers, shielding glass windows in war zones, ballast
Sandbag
Fortification or outwork in front of the main defences
An advanced work, advance-work or advanced outwork is a fortification or outwork in front of the main defensive building or castle. In the Middle Ages
Advanced_work
Floor-opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement
wall. A smaller related structure that only protects key points of a fortification is referred to as a bretèche. Machicolation, hoarding, bretèches, and
Machicolation
Type of fortification
A polygonal fort is a type of fortification originating in France in the late 18th century and fully developed in Germany in the first half of the 19th
Polygonal_fort
15th-17th century mobile fortification
guliai-gorod (Russian: Гуля́й-го́род, lit. 'wandering town'), was a mobile fortification used by the Russian army between the 16th and the 17th centuries. The
Gulyay-gorod
Field fortification made of sharpened trees
An abatis, abattis, or abbattis is a field fortification consisting of an obstacle formed of the branches of trees laid in a row, with the sharpened tops
Abatis
Feature in military architecture
Italian: strada coperta) is a path on top of the counterscarp of a fortification. It is protected by an embankment which is made up by the crest of the
Covertway
Britain v. Germany, 1915, WWI
Battle of Neuve Chapelle had shown that one breastwork was insufficient to stop an attack and the fortifications opposite the British were quickly augmented
Battle_of_Aubers
Main defensive enclosure of a fortification
is a French term that refers to the "main defensive enclosure of a fortification". For a castle, this is the main defensive line of wall towers and curtain
Enceinte
Wooden fortress, historic Russia
Russian cities. Ostrogs were often built in remote areas or within the fortification lines, such as the Great Abatis Line. From the 17th century, after the
Ostrog_(fortress)
defending a breastwork at the crest of the narrow forest ridge. Elements of the colonial force advanced to within 50 yards (46 m) of the fortification, but pulled
Battle_of_Battle_Hill
Military trope
position, or the first men to climb a scaling ladder against a defended fortification, or a rearguard, to be expended to save a retreating army, where the
Forlorn_hope
Entrance building
inhabitants. Gatehouses are often the most heavily defended section of a fortification, as the gate was the easiest point for an enemy to attack. Fortified
Gatehouse
Type of fortification structure
A caponier is a type of defensive structure in a fortification. Fire from this point could cover the ditch beyond the curtain wall to deter any attempt
Caponier
Raised protected walkway behind a castle battlement
is a raised protected walkway behind a castle battlement. In early fortifications, high castle walls were difficult to defend from the ground. The chemin
Chemin_de_ronde
Wrecked navy ship in Victoria, Australia
HMVS Cerberus (Her Majesty's Victorian Ship) is a breastwork monitor that served in the Victoria Naval Forces, the Commonwealth Naval Forces (CNF), and
HMVS_Cerberus
Narrow vertical aperture in a fortification
hole, and sometimes a balistraria) is a narrow vertical aperture in a fortification through which an archer can launch arrows or a crossbowman can launch
Arrowslit
Type of castle architectural element
In medieval fortification, a bretèche or brattice is a small balcony with machicolations, usually built over a gate and sometimes in the corners of the
Bretèche
Type of gate in a fortification
A pincer gate (German: Zangentor) is a gate in a fortification that is deeply embedded between two inward angled exterior walls. Those wishing to enter
Pincer_gate
Element of the trace italienne system of fortification
A crownwork is an element of the trace italienne system of fortification and is effectively an expanded hornwork (a type of outwork). It consists of a
Crownwork
Static anti-tank obstacle defense
Czech–German border by the Czechoslovak border fortifications—a massive but never-completed fortification system that was turned over to Germany in 1938
Czech_hedgehog
Form of medieval and later defensive enclosure; Scots word
Echt", near the village of Echt, Aberdeenshire, is a prehistoric hill fortification, comprising five circular stone defensive walls on a hilltop. While
Barmkin
Structure for mounting cannons in Malay prahu
because the syllable is api-lan instead of apil-an. Kota mara is the breastwork or casement of Malay prahus. The function is to protect the gunner. Contrary
Apilan_and_kota_mara
Type of medieval fortification
A ridge castle (German: Kammburg) was a medieval fortification built on a ridge or the crest of mountain or hill chain. It was one of several types of
Ridge_castle
Fortified outpost or gateway
English residences well into the 17th century. Portuguese medieval fortification nomenclature uses the term "barbican" (barbacã) for any wall outside
Barbican
Embankment built in the shape of a circle
shape of a circle that was used as part of the defences for a military fortification, hill fort or refuge, or was built for religious purposes or as a place
Circular_rampart
Part of the Russian conquest of Bukhara
built a breastwork of sandbags in a manner similar to what had been built at the Bukhara gate. The tribesmen tried to charge the breastwork, but each
Siege_of_Samarkand_(1868)
Small tower that projects vertically from a building's wall; often a fortification
v t e Fortifications Ancient Abatis Acropolis Agger Broch Burgus Caltrop Castellum Castra Castros Chengqiang Circular rampart City gate Crannog Ditch Defensive
Turret_(architecture)
Opening in a battlement
part of this space, relative to the closing device, door or window. In fortification this refers to the outward splay of a window or of an arrowslit on the
Embrasure
Secondary door or gate in a fortification
A postern is a secondary door or gate in a fortification such as a city wall or castle curtain wall. Posterns were often placed in concealed locations
Postern
Type of defensive-work
the Town that way. — — Oliver Cromwell Tenaille were a development in fortification formalised by Vauban, among others. A postern gate was placed low down
Tenaille
Fortified structure
area of a country that, through a ring of heavy fortifications or through enhancing through fortification the defences offered by natural features such
Reduit
Feature in fortifications
Redan (a French word for "projection", "salient") is a feature of fortifications. It is a work in a V-shaped salient angle towards an expected attack.
Redan
Land warfare involving static fortification of lines
tables flooded trenches, forcing Allied troops to build above-ground breastworks from sandbags. In the Alps, trenches reached heights of 3,900 m (12,800 ft)
Trench_warfare
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