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50:, although some are constructed of stone or brick. It is meant to protect soldiers outside the main defensive line 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 military strategies of most European empires during the colonial era, especially in the outer works of
79:, redoubts were frequently built to protect older fortifications from the more effective artillery of the period. Often close to ancient fortifications, there were small hills that overlooked the defences, but in previous centuries, they had been too far from the fortifications to be a threat. A small hill close to Worcester was used as an artillery platform by the
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with links weighing more than 100 pounds each that
Continental Army military engineers stretched across the Hudson River. The purpose behind the West Point defensive system was to prevent the British Army and Royal Navy from gaining control of the Hudson and splitting New England off from the
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The design of the redoubts was influenced by ones built in the French colonies. In all, eleven pentagonal redoubts and a few semi-circular or rectangular ones were built. Most redoubts have been demolished over the years, but a few still survive, such as
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mid-Atlantic and southern states. The chain blocked the river, the forts were positioned to fire on ships attempting to approach the chain, and outlying redoubts were well placed to defend land routes into West Point.
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251:, New York included several redoubts, forts, and the
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An illustration of
Devonshire Redoubt, Bermuda, 1614
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Auxiliary defensive structure outside a larger fort
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142:, as part of an effort to improve the
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185:. The only one still in existence is
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475:. September 2005. Archived from
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649:"Naxxar and its fortifications"
66:Historically important redoubts
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2005:Defensive fighting position
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314:Charge of the Light Brigade
196:, Maltese insurgents built
194:siege of Malta of 1798–1800
126:. It is the only surviving
58:. A redoubt differs from a
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231:Other important redoubts
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21:Redoubt (disambiguation)
2734:Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Redoubt
2369:Motte-and-bailey castle
2075:Missile launch facility
2070:Main line of resistance
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336:Battle of Rorke's Drift
134:From 1715 onwards, the
83:when they successfully
2697:Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt
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144:coastal fortifications
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87:. In 1651 before the
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2948:Littlehampton Redoubt
2214:Floating water castle
1945:Admiralty scaffolding
1238:Fortified buildings (
270:Battle of Bunker Hill
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2557:Subterranean warfare
1510:Viking ring fortress
647:Spiteri, Stephen C.
524:on 23 September 2018
368:redoubt used by the
351:Hohenzollern Redoubt
160:Saint George Redoubt
97:Fort Royal Hill Park
19:For other uses, see
3004:St. Michael Redoubt
2958:Shorncliffe Redoubt
2774:Qalet Marku Redoubt
2692:Redoute de Gravelle
2374:Quadrangular castle
2110:Weapon storage area
1466:Quadrangular castle
628:on 26 November 2016
479:on 19 January 2010.
324:Battle of Vicksburg
136:Order of Saint John
89:Battle of Worcester
44:fort or fort system
2989:Fort Robert Smalls
2933:Freshwater Redoubt
2928:Farlington Redoubt
2923:Eastbourne Redoubt
2865:Te PĹŤrere Redoubts
2799:St. Mary's Redoubt
2794:St. Lucian Redoubt
2789:St. George Redoubt
2105:Underground hangar
1890:Fire control tower
1687:Gunpowder magazine
1115:Butter-churn tower
659:on 16 January 2016
555:on 8 November 2015
514:"Coastal Redoubts"
501:on 9 January 2010.
370:Free French Forces
308:Battle of Borodino
286:Alexander Hamilton
282:Battle of Yorktown
276:Battle of Saratoga
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214:San Lucian Redoubt
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2963:Woodlands Redoubt
2918:Dymchurch Redoubt
2881:Redoubt Duijnhoop
2855:Alexandra Redoubt
2804:San Rocco Redoubt
2749:Del Fango Redoubt
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2552:Military urbanism
2486:Fortified gateway
2359:Concentric castle
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2040:Fire support base
1880:Coastal artillery
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1191:Concentric castle
512:Debono, Charles.
264:Battle of Poltava
210:San Rocco Redoubt
148:coastal batteries
105:English Civil War
77:English Civil War
71:English Civil War
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2994:Railroad Redoubt
2984:Cimarron Redoubt
2953:Shoreham Redoubt
2824:Windmill Redoubt
2769:Perellos Redoubt
2764:Mellieħa Redoubt
2759:Marsalforn Tower
2744:Crivelli Redoubt
2739:Briconet Redoubt
2702:Schwaben Redoubt
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376:National redoubt
330:Battle of Plevna
320:Railroad Redoubt
284:(1781) in which
202:Windmill Redoubt
156:Briconet Redoubt
81:Parliamentarians
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2035:Fallout shelter
2000:Concertina wire
1980:Border security
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189:in Marsaxlokk.
164:Ximenes Redoubt
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2913:Drop Redoubt
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2567:Siege engine
2535:Other topics
2459:Related word
2425:Defense line
2389:Tower castle
2344:Bastion fort
2328:Urban castle
2256:Ganerbenburg
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2185:Ridge castle
2170:Marsh castle
1985:Bomb shelter
1965:Belgian gate
1938:20th century
1849:19th century
1787:Retrenchment
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1759:Punji sticks
1668:Entrenchment
1663:Device Forts
1630:Counterguard
1565:Early modern
1495:Tower castle
1431:Powder tower
1406:Outer bailey
1318:Inner bailey
1292:Gulyay-gorod
1260:Ganerbenburg
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1196:Corner tower
1135:Chamber gate
1105:Bridge tower
953:Trou de loup
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2199:Rock castle
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2135:Cave castle
2095:Spider hole
1995:Bremer wall
1960:Barbed tape
1856:Barbed wire
1530:Witch tower
1500:Tower house
1490:Toll castle
1476:Shield wall
1396:Murder hole
1285:Guard tower
902:Pincer gate
849:Faussebraye
453:6 September
343:World War I
332:(1877–1878)
304:(1809–1810)
298:(1809–1810)
253:Great Chain
221:Fomm ir-Riħ
192:During the
128:tour-reduit
75:During the
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2491:Gatekeeper
2311:Ordensburg
2283:Landesburg
2090:Sentry gun
2045:Flak tower
1975:Blast wall
1895:Gun turret
1792:Sally port
1697:Kotta mara
1637:Couvreface
1601:Breastwork
1596:Blockhouse
1574:Abwurfdach
1525:Watchtower
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1471:Shell keep
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1416:Peel tower
1401:Neck ditch
1360:Landesburg
1308:Half tower
1266:Gate tower
1211:Drawbridge
1053:Battlement
969:Wagon fort
812:Chengqiang
689:8 February
663:29 January
408:References
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179:Marsalforn
175:Marsaxlokk
124:Marsaxlokk
48:earthworks
2890:Sri Lanka
2594:Guerrilla
2337:By design
2085:Revetment
1900:Land mine
1831:Star fort
1658:Crownwork
1653:Covertway
1586:Barricade
1227:Embrasure
1140:Chartaque
1070:Bergfried
1028:Arrowslit
854:Gatehouse
824:City gate
785:Castellum
751:Acropolis
130:in Malta.
93:Royalists
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2662:Redoubts
2619:Category
2609:See also
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2384:Ringwork
2379:Ringfort
2304:Obstacle
2145:Hillfort
2065:Loophole
1863:Barbette
1838:Tenaille
1821:Sea fort
1751:Presidio
1711:Magazine
1692:Hornwork
1625:Cavalier
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1456:Ringwork
1344:Detinets
1313:Hoarding
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1009:Alcazaba
937:Stockade
917:Ringfort
897:Palisade
869:Landwehr
864:Hillfort
632:23 April
595:23 April
559:23 April
528:23 April
391:See also
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2526:Vedette
2516:Schloss
2481:Festung
2476:Dungeon
2471:Château
2415:Castles
2223:By role
2080:Pillbox
1910:Outpost
1826:Station
1814:Schanze
1797:Sandbag
1782:Redoubt
1766:Ravelin
1734:Palanka
1718:Orillon
1704:Lunette
1646:Coupure
1591:Bastion
1581:Arsenal
1549:Zwinger
1461:Roundel
1451:Ricetto
1426:Postern
1411:Outwork
1335:Kremlin
1206:Curtain
1181:Citadel
1165:Chemise
1125:Caltrop
1043:Bastion
1016:Alcázar
912:Rampart
890:Oppidum
883:Nuraghe
829:Crannog
803:Castros
739:Ancient
360:During
341:During
322:of the
294:of the
42:) is a
36:redoubt
2685:France
2669:Canada
2521:Trench
2511:Picket
1922:Sangar
1875:Bunker
1807:Sconce
1727:Ostrog
1675:Flèche
1558:Modern
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