Tovey Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The battery is named after Colonel Tovey who was in Gibraltar and...
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eastern side of the Rock was inaccessible because of its steep terrain. Gun batteries were placed in a series of galleries on the north face of the Rock, providing...
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Hill Battery Sir Herbert Miles Promenade South Batteries Spur Battery Spyglass Battery St. George's Battery Tovey Battery Tower Battery Upper Battery Victoria...
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Napier of Magdala Battery is a former coastal artillery battery on the south-western cliffs of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, overlooking...
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1911 the guns were removed in favour of the superior 6 inch guns of Tovey Battery. The cave itself was eventually taken over for water tanks and pumps...
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other route, where the British garrison sought to install a new artillery battery to cover a blind angle. The tunnel was the initiative of the company's...
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List of fortifications in Gibraltar (section Batteries)
Battery Signal Hill Battery Sir Herbert Miles Promenade (Columbine Battery) South Batteries Spur Battery Spyglass Battery St. George's Battery Tovey Battery...
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support the British counter-bombardment of Spanish and French artillery batteries during the successful defence of Gibraltar. Its success made Koehler famous...
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The Prince of Wales Batteries were a group of artillery batteries built in Gibraltar between 1859–60 and named after Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (and...
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O'Hara's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located at the highest point of the Rock of Gibraltar,...
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North Bastion, Gibraltar (redirect from San Pablo Battery)
flooding the land in front and turning the curtain wall into the Grand Battery. Today, the bastion is surrounded by reclaimed land to the west and north...
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southeast of Princess Anne's Battery. Formerly known as Willis' Battery, and later, Queen Anne's Battery or Queen's Battery, it was renamed in the late...
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and the batteries. Europa Advance Batteries, Europa Pass Batteries, Europa Batteries, Eliott's Battery, Europa Advance Battery, Half Way Battery, Lighthouse...
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casemates, gun batteries, magazines, tunnels and galleries. At their peak in 1865, the fortifications housed around 681 guns mounted in 110 batteries and positions...
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Little Bay Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945...
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Calpe Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945...
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civilians. It is located in the southern part of the Rock, south of Spur Battery on Windmill Hill. The last United Kingdom regiment was the 3rd Battalion...
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Bomb Proof Battery was an artillery battery near Bomb Proof Barracks in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The battery was located at the south...
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Half Way Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The battery was on the coast on the eastern side of the isthmus...
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Lighthouse Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Lighthouse Battery had four 3.7-inch (94 mm) Anti-Aircraft...
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The Europa Batteries are a group of artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Facing the North African coast, they are the most...
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at the highest point of the Rock of Gibraltar, at what is now O'Hara's Battery, near the southern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve. Initially known...
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Lady Louisa's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945...
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Breakneck Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on Ministry of Defence property at the Upper Rock...
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Edward VII Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. At the end of the nineteenth century Edward VII Battery had two...
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Scud Hill Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945...
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The Rosia Batteries are a group of artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. These batteries are on the surround the east side...
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Lady Augusta's Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The four gun battery was well above the Line Wall Curtain...
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these tunnels was by Camp Bay and the other was under the Parson's Lodge Battery. The north end of the South Mole, its "A" Head, is the site of the Gibraltar...
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Devil's Gap Battery is a coastal battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, overlooking the Bay of Gibraltar near the westernmost limits of...
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