- 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...
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flanked with a pair of half-bastions. It is
distinguished from a
crownwork,
because crownworks contain full
bastions at
their centers. They are both outworks...
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referred to as a type of
outwork or 'advanced outwork'. The
hornwork and
crownwork are
subtypes of outworks. List of
established military terms A Dictionary...
- tenaille, or re-entry angle.
Their chief use is
before a
hornwork or
crownwork.
Castillo de San
Marcos (completed 1695), Florida. Four-bastion fortress...
- main wall.
Further structures, such as ravelins, tenailles,
hornworks or
crownworks, and even
detached forts could be
added to
create complex outer works...
- From 1688 to 1690, an
advanced line of
defence was
added called the
Crownwork.
Shortly afterwards, a new
series of
ramparts were
built around it. After...
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military equipment,
uniforms and
decorations – are
hosted in the
Kronverk (a
crownwork of the
Peter and Paul Fortress)
situated on the
right bank of the Neva...
- of
another engineer officer Jacques Tarade. In 1700
Tarade added the
Crownwork on a hill on the
northwest side of the city as
additional protection....
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Caponier Casemate Cavalier Counterguard Couvreface Coupure Covertway Crownwork Device Forts Entrenchment Flèche
Gorge Gunpowder magazine Hornwork Kotta...
- The
Kronverk (Russian: Кронверк, from the
German word for "
crownwork") is a
ground fortification for the Sts.
Peter and Paul
Fortress in
Saint Petersburg...
