Edward VII Battery explained

Edward VII Battery
Map Type:Gibraltar
Map Size:300
Coordinates:36.1162°N -5.3473°W
Open To Public:No
Controlledby:Ministry of Defence
Garrison:Royal Gibraltar Regiment

Edward VII Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Description

At the end of the nineteenth century Edward VII Battery had two 9.2adj=midNaNadj=mid guns which were part of fourteen available for long range bombardment. These guns could fire across the Straits of Gibraltar including hitting shipping on the coast of Morocco.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fa. Darren. Finlayson. Clive. Darren Fa. Clive Finlayson. The Fortifications of Gibraltar : 1068-1945. 2006. Osprey. Oxford [u.a.]. 9781846030161. 36. 1. publ. in Great Britain..