| Tovey Battery | |
| Map Type: | Gibraltar |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Coordinates: | 36.1428°N -5.3479°W |
Tovey Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
The battery is named after Colonel Tovey who was in Gibraltar and died here in November 1781[1] whilst he led the Royal Artillery during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.[2]
Tovey battery had two 6 inch guns at the end of the nineteenth century which were part of fourteen available for close range defense.[3] In 1911 Tovey's importance led to the closure of the inferior Hayne's Cave Battery which only had 4 inch guns.[4]
The Tovey Battery had two six inch guns during World War II.[3]