Lady Augusta's Battery Explained

Lady Augusta's Battery
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Lady Augusta's Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.[1]

Description

The four gun battery was well above the Line Wall Curtain in Gibraltar and defended the two Jumper's Bastions. This battery was between the similarly armed Prince of Wales Battery and the larger Queen Victoria's Battery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fa & Finlayson. The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. 4 April 2013. 2006. Osprey Publishing. 978-1-84603-016-1.
  2. Web site: 1859 Map of the Fortifications of Gibraltar. UK National Archives MPH 1/23. 14 May 2013.

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