Prince of Wales Battery explained

Prince of Wales Battery
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Prince of Wales Battery is 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 southern Jumper's Bastion. This battery was between the similarly armed Lady Augusta's Battery and the Cumberland Flank 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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