Infobox military structure name Fortress of Louisbourg location Louisbourg, Nova Scotia image Image Louisbourg.jpg 300px caption Fortress of Louisbourg in 1758 type Fortress built 1720 1740 materials used ... The Fortress of Louisbourg lang fr Forteresse de Louisbourg is a National Historic Sites of Canada ... France French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Louisbourg , Nova Scotia . Its two sieges, especially ... day St. Peter s, Nova Scotia St. Peter s and Englishtown, Nova Scotia Englishtown . FortressLouisbourg ... Louisbourg 9.jpg thumb right 300px Fortifications of Louisbourg. The Fortress of Louisbourg was the capital .... ref The Fortress of Louisbourg and its Cartographic Evidence in Bulletin of the Association ... France , and many battles were fought and lives lost here because of it. ref The Fortress of Louisbourg ... right 240px Fortress Chapel The fortress was attacked in two major sieges Siege of Louisbourg 1745 once ... naval attacks before it ever reached the fortress. Louisbourg returned In 1748, the Treaty of Aix la ... date November 2011 div National Historic Site infobox Museum name Fortress of Louisbourg image Louisbourg20.jpg ... of Historic Places ref The fortress has also greatly aided the local economy of the town of Louisbourg ... ISBN 978 0 548 62234 6 Fortier, John 1979 . Fortress of Louisbourg . Toronto Oxford University Press ... to its Fall, 1713 1758 . Halifax The Book Room Limited. Parks Canada undated . Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site brochure. Wood, William. The Great Fortress A Chronicle of Louisbourg ... chronicles of canada volume 8 the great fortress a chronicle of louisbourg 1720 1760 audiobook from ... Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site Parks Canada http fortress.uccb.ns.ca Louisbourg Institute ... in 1745 http www.pedalandseaadventures.com fortress louisbourg.html An essay on FortressLouisbourg ... North America in topic Military history of NHSC DEFAULTSORT Fortress Of Louisbourg Category History ..., the fishing port grew to become a major commercial port and a strongly defended fortress. The fortifications ... more details
Infobox lighthouse name Louisbourg Lighthouse image name Louisbourg Lighthouse.jpg caption location Louisbourg, Nova Scotia latd 45 latm 54 lats 21.9 latNS N longd 59 longm 57 longs 24.4 longEW W coordinates type type landmark coordinates display title coordinates footnotes yearbuilt yearlit 1734, 1842 automated 1990 yeardeactivated 1758 foundation construction concrete shape octagonal marking White tower, red lantern height 16.8 m elevation 32 m lens currentlens intensity range characteristic Flashing White, once every 9 sec fogsignal admiralty H3344 NGA 9204 ARLHS CAN 756 Louisbourg Lighthouse is a historic Canadian lighthouse at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia , and is the site of the first lighthouse in Canada . The first light Construction began on the lighthouse in 1730 to assist navigation to FortressLouisbourg . It was completed in 1734. A fire in 1736 destroyed the lantern but the stone tower was unharmed and a new lantern was installed in 1738. ref http nslps.com lights lighthouse page 01.asp?ID 216&SP 2&M Early 20History Early History Louisbourg Lighthouse Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society web page ref Lighthouse Point played a decisive role in both siege s of FortressLouisbourg as, once captured, it provided a commanding gun battery location to bombard the fortress. This lighthouse was badly damaged in 1758 during the Siege of Louisbourg 1758 Final Siege of Louisbourg and abandoned by the British after they demolished the fortress. Stonework ruins from the first tower are still visibile at the site. The second lighthouse A square wooden lighthouse with a black stripe was built by the government of Nova Scotia in 1842. The lighthouse was a large frac 2 1 2 story ... Lighthouse in City of Halifax Halifax , Nova Scotia. The Louisbourg lighthouse was destaffed in 1990 ... 8 September 2008 External links http www.nslps.com light detail.aspx?ID 216 Louisbourg Lighthouse , Nova ... Louisbourg Lighthouse Society http www.mar.dfo mpo.gc.ca e stmp1032 35.htm Louisbourg Lighthouse ... more details
Louisbourg Expedition may refer to Louisbourg Expedition 1746 , a French attempt to capture Louisbourg during the War of the Austrian Succession Louisbourg Expedition 1757 , a British attempt to capture Louisbourg during the Seven Years War See also Siege of Louisbourg disambiguation Disambig ... more details
The Fortress of LouisbourgLouisbourg Garrison which constituted the bulk of the le Royale Garrison was a France French body of troops stationed at the fortress protecting the town of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Louisbourg , le Royale New France le Royale on Cape Breton Island . They were stationed there from ... control. The Louisbourg Isle Royale Garrison was made up of nine companies of troupes de la marine . One ... Swiss Karrer regiment. At any given time there were between 525 575 men in the Louisbourg garrison. ref name Greer cite journal last Greer first Allan title Mutiny at Louisbourg, December ... in cite book title Aspects of Louisbourg essays on the history of an eighteenth century French ... held belief is that those living in Louisbourg garrison lived in miserable conditions. However .... ref name Greer If a soldier in Louisbourg did not receive his rations in the prescribed amounts ... Contingent in the Louisbourg Garrison was a considerably complicating element in the town of Louisbourg ... of 1744 the French held several British soldiers captive at Louisbourg. With a shortage of food already ..., the government in Louisbourg cut the garrison s pay, as well as reducing their rations ... and sold it to the civilian population of Louisbourg. ref name Greer On the 27th of December ... structure of the military in Louisbourg. ref name Greer Following the incident in the courtyard ... over. ref name Greer On May 11 1745, six months after the mutiny had begun, Louisbourg came under attack from the British. Francois Bigot, the financial commissary of Louisbourg, successfully convinced ... to death. The Karrer regiment would not return to Louisbourg when the French regained control in 1749. ref name Greer Misdemeanors, infractions, and punishments Misdemeanor s were common in the Louisbourg ... first A.J.B. title Control and Order in French Colonial Louisbourg, 1713 1758 location Canada publisher ... . Desertion was a major problem in the Louisbourg garrison. One Louisbourg officer described ... more details
The Louisbourg Grenadiers was a temporary unit of grenadiers formed by General James Wolfe in 1759 to serve with British Army forces in the Quebec campaign of the Seven Years War . Grenadiers from the Cheshire Regiment 22nd , 40th 2nd Somersetshire Regiment of Foot 40th , and 45th Regiment of Foot 45th regiment s were brought together by Wolfe at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia in preparation for action along the St. Lawrence River . ref http www.militaryheritage.com 40thregt.htm His Majesty s 40th Regiment of Foot , accessed May 10, 2007 ref The unit was involved in numerous battles during the months long prelude to the Battle of the Plains of Abraham , including the ill fated Battle of Beauport on July 31, 1759. After Quebec City s capture, the Grenadiers went on to be involved in the fall of Montreal the next year. ref Reid, Stuart, Quebec 1759 The Battle That Won Canada. Oxford Osprey Publishing, 2003. pp. 35 42 ref After the end of the Seven Years War, the unit was disbanded and its members returned to their original regiments. Notes reflist External links http www.militaryheritage.com 40thregt.htm His Majesty s 40th Regiment of Foot http www.militaryheritage.com 40th.htm The 40th Regiment of Foot in North America http www.cmhg.gc.ca cmh en image 210.asp?page id 250 Canadian Military Heritage The Louisbourg Grenadiers an example of uniforms worn by the Louisbourg Grenadiers Category Infantry regiments of the British Army Category Military units and formations established in 1759 Category Military units and formations of the French and Indian War UK mil unit stub ... more details
Siege of Louisbourg may refer to Siege of Louisbourg 1745 , the capture of the settlement by British forces during the War of the Austrian Succession Siege of Louisbourg 1758 , the capture of the settlement by British forces during the Seven Years War, after which it was permanently ceded to the British See also Louisbourg Expedition 1757 , a cancelled British plan to capture Louisbourg during the Seven Years War Disambig ... more details
as King George s War in the British colonies. Although the Fortress of Louisbourg s construction ...For the 1758 capture of Louisbourg Siege of Louisbourg 1758 More footnotes article date April 2010 Infobox military conflict conflict Siege of Louisbourg partof War of the Austrian Succession image File Louisbourg assiegee en 1745.jpg 300px caption The Capture of Louisburg, 1745 by Peter Monamy date ... as occurring 30 April 16 June in the Old Style. ref place Louisbourg , le Royale New France le Royale ... Succession King George s War The Siege of Louisbourg took place in 1745 when a New England colonial force aided by a British fleet captured Louisbourg , the capital of the French province of le Royale ... in the face of an imminent assault. Louisbourg was an important bargaining chip in the peace ... eventually overruled, and Louisbourg was returned, over the objections of the victorious colonists ... who were increasingly wary of the threat Louisbourg posed to their fishing fleets working the Grand ..., stirred by false accounts of the size and scale of Louisbourg s fortifications and the general anti ... after a small French force sailed from Louisbourg in the summer of 1744 to the nearby British fishing ... Islands including Grassy Island were contested by both Britain and France. File Prise de Louisbourg ... taken during the Canso raid were first brought to Louisbourg, where they were given freedom to move around. Some of the military men took careful note of the fortress design, layout and condition ... who did business at Louisbourg, proved useful in planning the attack. The French, military and civilian alike, were not in the best of condition at Louisbourg. Supplies were short in 1744, and the fishermen ... ref Battle File Vue du debarquement anglais pour l attaque de Louisbourg 1745.jpg thumb 300px The landing of troops from New England on the island of Cape Breton to attack Louisbourg. Drawing 1747 File Plan du siege de Louisbourg 1745.jpeg thumb 300px Map of the siege of Louisbourg, 1745. In 1745, the governor ... more details
government realized that with the Fortress of Louisbourg under French control, there was no way ... Succession King George s War Siege of Louisbourg 1745 the 1781 naval battle during the American Revolutionary War Naval battle of Louisbourg Infobox military conflict conflict Siege of Louisbourg image File British burninng warship Prudent and capturing Bienfaisant. Siege of Louisbourg 1758. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, M55.7.1.jpg 300px caption Siege of Louisbourg 1758 British burning ... July 1758 place Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Louisbourg , present day Nova Scotia , then the French province ... burned, 1 taken campaignbox Campaignbox French and Indian War Maritimes The Siege of Louisbourg was a pivotal ... an Louisbourg Expedition 1757 expedition against Louisbourg in 1757 led by John Campbell, 4th Earl .... Pitt assigned the duty of capturing the fortress to Major General Jeffrey Amherst . Amherst ... was John Henry Bastide who had been present at the Siege of Louisbourg 1745 first siege of Louisbourg ... planned to defend Louisbourg by a large naval build up. However, the French fleet sailing ... to reinforce Louisbourg from the Mediterranean, meaning there would be few ships available to actively oppose the British off Louisbourg. Order of battle File Map of Louisbourg 1758.png thumb left Map of Louisbourg 1758 British forces assembled at City of Halifax Halifax, Nova Scotia where army ... May the Royal Navy fleet departed from Halifax for Louisbourg. The fleet consisted of 150 transport ... km from Louisbourg. The French commander and governor of le Royale Augustin de Boschenry de Drucour ... navy was unable to assemble in significant numbers, leaving the French squadron at Louisbourg outnumbered ... Image Louisbourg02.jpg thumb left The fortress today, as seen from the harbour Weather conditions ... redirected the rest of his division to follow. Outflanked, the French retreated rapidly back to their fortress ... picked men around the harbour to seize Louisbourg Lighthouse Lighthouse Point , which dominated the harbour ... more details
founded the Fortress of Louisbourg and its fortified seaport on the southwest part of the harbour, in honour of Louis XV of France Louis XV . The French fortress was demolished after its final capture .... In the 1960s, Parks Canada completed a partial reconstruction of the Fortress of Louisbourg . Today ... Wikisource1911Enc Louisburg Fortress of Louisbourg Royal eponyms in Canada References Reflist http www.gov.ns.ca ... at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Louisbourg at least ... label position left pushpin map caption Location of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia pushpin mapsize 250 Location ... Area code 902 902 website footnotes Louisbourg 2001 pop. 1,157 is a community in Nova Scotia s Cape ... fishing village across the harbour from the abandoned site of the fortress. The village grew ... accessible with the construction of the second Louisbourg Lighthouse in 1842 on the site of the original French lighthouse destroyed in 1758. A railway first reached Louisbourg in 1877, but it was poorly ... brought heavy volumes of winter coal exports to Louisbourg Harbour s sea ice ice free waters as a winter ... bodies from the sinking of the RMS Titanic . Incorporated in 1901, the Town of Louisbourg was disincorporated ... resulted in the town changing its official name to the original French spelling Louisbourg . Economy Louisbourg s economy is dominated by the seasonal tourism industry and seafood processing. The depletion ... residents and attracting thousands of tourists every year. The fortress holds large scale Historical ... Railway Historical Society UCCB Societies Page ref Annually, the community hosts the Louisbourg ... to open in 2010. ref http www.louisbourgresort.com Resort Web Page ref Louisbourg is home to the Louisbourg ... Louisbourg Playhouse Web Page ref Climate Weather box location Louisbourg ... 2009 ref date August 2010 Fictional usage Louisbourg spelt Louisberg was mentioned in Nathaniel ... Scotia fr Louisbourg gd Louisbourg, Alba Nuadh ... more details
Campaignbox French and Indian War Maritimes The Louisbourg Expedition 1757 was a failed British attempt to capture the France French fortress of Louisbourg on le Royale now known as Cape Breton Island during the Seven Years War known in the United States as the French and Indian War . Background The French and Indian War started in 1754 over territorial disputes between the North America n colonies of France and Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain in areas that are now western Pennsylvania and upstate New York . The first few years of the war had not gone particularly well for the British. A Braddock expedition major expedition by General Edward Braddock in 1755 ended in Battle of the Monongahela disaster , and British military leaders were unable to mount any campaigns the following year. In a major setback, a French and Indian army led by General Louis Joseph de Montcalm captured the garrison and destroyed fortifications in the Battle of Fort Oswego 1756 Battle of Fort Oswego in August 1756. ref Steele, pp. 28 56 ref In July 1756 the John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun Earl of Loudoun ... for the expedition to first target FortressLouisbourgLouisbourg on the Atlantic coast of le Royale ... were planning an expedition, and also learnt at an early date that Louisbourg would be the target ... of which went to reinforce the squadron based at Louisbourg. Dubois de La Motte commanded a squadron of 9 ships of the line and 2 frigate s at Louisbourg, which was joined by that of Joseph de Bauffremont ... were patrolling off Louisbourg, but Dubois de La Motte chose to stay in the harbour. As the days ... The British succeeded in Siege of Louisbourg 1758 capturing Louisbourg the following year. There were ... of the expedition to Louisbourg instead of Quebec. Because Quebec was not targeted ... Press isbn 9780195058932 oclc 20098712 coord missing Nova Scotia DEFAULTSORT Louisbourg 1757 ... Category Conflicts in 1757 Category History of Nova Scotia fr Exp dition de Louisbourg 1757 ... more details
wiktionary Fortress A fortress is a fortification, a defensive military construction. Fortress or The Fortress may also refer to TOC right Computing and games Fortress chess , an endgame drawing technique Fortress programming language , a Sun Microsystems language Fortress video game , a 2001 Game Boy Advance video game Fortress Square Enix , the codename for an undeveloped game by Square Enix The Fortress, a location in the video game List of worlds in Kya Dark Lineage The Fortress Kya Dark Lineage Film and television Fortress 1986 film Fortress 1986 film , directed by Arch Nicholson Fortress 1993 film Fortress 1993 film , directed by Stuart Gordon Fortress 2011 film Fortress 2011 film , directed by Michael R. Phillips The Fortress Flashpoint The Fortress Flashpoint , an episode of Flashpoint The Fortress Joe 90 The Fortress Joe 90 , an episode of Joe 90 Literature Fortresses Mazinger Fortresses Mazinger , fictional vehicles in the Mazinger manga anime series The Fortress , a 1932 novel by Hugh Walpole The Fortress , a 1956 book by Raleigh Trevelyan Music Fortress Miniature Tigers album Fortress Miniature Tigers album Fortress Protest the Hero album Fortress Protest the Hero album Fortress Sister Hazel album Fortress Sister Hazel album Places The Fortress Alberta , a mountain in Canada The Fortress Antarctica , a geological formation See also Fort disambiguation B 17 Flying Fortress , an American aircraft Fortress Pass , a pass on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada Fortress Investment Group , an asset management firm Tank Knights Fortress , animation from BB Tanks disambig de Fortress fr Fortress ko it Fortress nl Fortress pt Fortress sv Fortress olika betydelser ... more details
A Mighty Fortress most often refers to A Mighty Fortress Is Our God , a 1529 or 1531 hymn by Martin Luther. It may also refer to A Mighty Fortress album A Mighty Fortress album , a 1986 album by Steve Green singer Steve Green A Mighty Fortress game A Mighty Fortress game , a 1977 game published by Simulations Publications A Mighty Fortress novel A Mighty Fortress novel , a 2010 science fiction novel by David Weber A Mighty Fortress Harold Covington novel A Mighty Fortress Harold Covington novel , a novel by Harold Covington Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 , a chorale cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach A Mighty Fortress A New History of the German People , a 2004 history work by Steven Ozment George Beverly Shea The Mighty Fortress 1955 The Mighty Fortress , a 1955 newsreel film of Billy Graham s 1954 Crusade for Europe disambig ... more details
Fortress America may refer to Fortress America board game , a board game featuring an invasion of the United States by a three power coalition. The U.S. Embassy, Baghdad United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq , which has been referred to by commentators as Fortress America due to its fortified nature and immense size. Fortress North America , a geostrategic concept that entails the fortification of the North American continent against outside aggression. disambig ... more details
File Shushi fort.jpeg right 300px Shusha fortress is a fortress in Shusha , Azerbaijan . It was built in 1751. coord missing Azerbaijan Category Shusha Category Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan Category Buildings and structures completed in 1751 Azerbaijan struct stub castle stub ... more details
Expand Russian date February 2012 orphan date January 2012 Infobox military structure name Vladivostok Fortress native name location Vladivostok, Russia image Image . .jpg 200px caption Vladivostok Fortress Old Map type Fortress controlledby RUS Vladivostok Fortress a complex system of unique fortification s, built in the end of XIX beginning of XX centuries in Vladivostok , Russia . External links references http kfss.ru The largest photo collection of Vladivostok fortifications http www.fortress.bosfor.ru english Site devoted to Vladivostok Fortress Commons Vladivostok fortress coord missing Primorsky Krai Category Buildings and structures in Vladivostok Category Forts in Russia Russia mil stub ru ... more details
File Narva j gi 1999.jpg thumb 300px The reconstructed fortress of Narva to the left overlooking the Russian fortress of Ivangorod to the right . For a fortress in Poland known as Ivangorod Fortress in the past D blin Ivangorod Fortress lang vot Jaanilidna is a Russia n medieval castle established by Ivan III in 1492 and since then grown into the town of Ivangorod . The fortress overlooks the Narva ... was in constant warfare. The fortress and the land around changed hands repeatedly. The castle was reconstructed ... century. The castle was in development until the 17th century, becoming a large, sprawling fortress with several lines of defense. The Treaty of Teusina 1595 returned the fortress to the Russians. In 1612, the Swedes conquered the fortress, which was bravely defended by a voivode , Fyodor Aminev b ... the fortress back into Russian control. Inside the fortress, there are two churches one is dedicated ... reconstructed . File Ivangorod fortress churches.jpg thumb 250px The churches of St. Nicholas 1498 and the Virgin s Dormition 1558 inside the fortress walls. After the early 18th century, the military role of the fortress dwindled due to technological advances. In 1728, a review was carried out ... a low fighting efficiency. An order was issued for restoration of Ivangorod fortress, but after the inspection of 1738 the fortress was designated not adequate for defence purpose. In 1840, some improvements were carried out in the fortress roofs were changed , further improvements took place in 1863 and 1911 1914. During World War I , the fortress was captured by Germans on 25 February 1918. From 1919 to 1940, the fortress belonged to Estonia . Despite changing hands several times in the first half of the 20th century, the fortress played no significant role in fighting. During World War II , the fortress was first controlled by the Soviet Union 1940 1941 and then by Nazi Germany 1941 1944 . The Germans established two POW camps within the fortress and left many of its buildings damaged ... more details
About the chess variant the chess manoeuvre Fortress chess Image Russisches festungsschach.PNG thumb 350px right Fortress Chess Fortress chess or Russian fortress chess is a four player chess variant played in Russia in 18th and 19th centuries. The board contains 192 squares including the fortresses at its corners. The fortresses contain 16 squares and various pieces are placed inside. See also Four handed chess Forchess jochess A 16 by 8 board is used, with on one end a 4 by 4 projection in the center, this is the fortress. The side of the fortress has a king, queen, advisers, pike men and musketeers. Sources http www.chessvariants.com historic.dir fortress.html http www.quadibloc.com chess ch0206.htm DEFAULTSORT Fortress Chess Category Chess variants Category Chess in Russia Category 18th century in chess Category Russian inventions de Russisches Festungsschach fr checs forteresse zh ... more details
coord 43 37 24 N 22 40 38 E type landmark region BG display title File Belogradchik fortress 2009.jpg right thumb 300px The Belogradchik Fortress The Belogradchik Fortress lang bg , Belograd i ka krepost , also known as Kaleto , the fortress from Turkish language Turkish kale , is an ancient fortress close to the northwestern Bulgaria n town of Belogradchik and the town ... and a cultural monument of national importance. The fortress walls are over convert 2 m ft thick in the foundation ... exist that are connected with each other through gates. The fortress has a total area of convert 10210 m2 sqft . The Belogradchik Fortress was reconstructed to later become a proclaimed cultural monument. It is managed by the local historical museum authority. The initial fortress was constructed during ... the other sides. Initially, the Belogradchik Fortress served for surveillance and not strictly defense. Bulgarian tsar of Vidin Ivan Stratsimir of Bulgaria Ivan Stratsimir extended the old fortress in the 14th ... s rule, the Belogradchik Fortress became one of the most important strongholds in the region, second only to the tsar s capital fortress of Vidin, Baba Vida . During the Ottoman Empire Ottoman conquest of Bulgaria, the fortress was captured by the Ottomans in 1396. They were forced to further expand ... changes to the fortress were made in the early 19th century. These changed were typical for the Ottoman ... expansion. Typically Europe an elements were added to the Belogradchik Fortress owing to the France ... used in warfare during the Serbo Bulgarian War in 1885. Gallery gallery perrow 5 Image Kaleto fortress galleryfull.jpg One of the fortress gates Image Belog 1.JPG Image Belog 2.JPG Image Belog 3.JPG Image Belogradchik Fortress.png Plan gallery External links commonscat Belogradchik Fortress http www.belogradchik.info ... tour through the Belogradchik Rocks and the Fortress http www.belogradchik.biz belogradchik attractions kaleto.en.html Belogradchik Fortress Category Castles in Bulgaria Category Vidin Province bg ... more details
Infobox Military Structure name Christiansholm Fortress location Kristiansand , Norway image Image Twierdza1 ks ubt.jpeg 300px caption Portion of the fortress featuring the tower. built 1672 materials used 1672 1872 type controlledby Norway garrison commanders battles Attempted English raid in 1807 File Twierdza3arm ks ubt.jpeg thumb right Cannons at Christiansholm Fortress Christiansholm Fortress Christiansholm festning was a Norway Norwegian fortress built to defend the city of Kristiansand . The fortress was finished in 1672 and formed a part of King Christian IV s plan for defense of Kristiansand when the city was founded in 1641. The architect of the fortress was quartermaster general Willem Coucheron . It was built on an islet, about 100 yards from shore. Today the fortress is connected to the mainland. The only time the fortress has been in battle was against the England English fleet in 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars . It was decommissioned by royal decree during June 1872 as part of a major redevelopment of fortifications across the nation. Today, Christiansholm is a tourist attraction and venue for a variety of cultural events and festivities. It is now owned by the municipality and is a site used principally for recreation. Source Holte, Leiv Christiansholm og Retranchementet Kristiansand kommune. 1941 External links http www.kristiansand norway.com attractions kristiansandfortress.html Christiansholm Fortress at www.kistiansand norway.com http www.lonelyplanet.com norway southern norway kristiansand sights fortress christiansholm fortress Christiansholm Fortress at Lonely Planet coord 58 8 39.089 N 8 0 12.096 E type landmark display title Category Forts in Norway Category Kristiansand norway struct stub fort stub da Christiansholm F stning Kristiansand no Christiansholm festning ... more details
Image BrestF.jpg thumb right 200px The Main Entrance to the War Memorial Hero Fortress Russian language Russian , krepost geroy is the honorary title awarded to the Soviet Brest Fortress , now in Brest, Belarus then part of the Byelorussian SSR in 1965 for Siege of Brest 1941 the defence of the frontier stronghold during the very first weeks of the German Soviet War of 1941 to 1945. ref http www.brest.by ct page1.html Brest Fortress ru icon ref ref http brest memorial.iatp.by Brest Fortress memorial site ru icon ref The title Hero Fortress corresponds to the title Hero City , that has been awarded to the total of twelve Soviet cities. References reflist nl Heldenfort Category Soviet awards Category Brest, Belarus ... more details
quality date May 2009 Image daugavpils fortress 05.jpg thumb right Daugavpils Fortress Daugavpils Fortress , also known as Dinaburg Fortress , is a fortification fortress in Daugavpils , Latvia . It is the only early 19th century military fortification of its kind in Northern Europe that has been preserved without significant alterations. ref http www.dinaburgascietoksnis.lcb.lv istorija.htm Dinaburga cietoksnis website website created in 2004 by Latgale Central Library, Daugavpils State District Archive and Daugavpils Ethnographic and Arts Museum. Available in Russian and Latvian languages only. ref Planning of the fortress began in 1772 by decree of Tsar Alexander I of Russia , shortly after the First Partition of Poland when Latvia ceded to Russia and construction began during Napoleon I of France Napoleon s attack of the Russian Empire in 1810. Construction of the fortress, despite lengthy delays, serious floodings and slow construction work, was completed in 1878. History General facts ... presentation titled Daugavpils fortress a place where the courage of Napoleon and the Russian emperors is present today . Available in English language only. ref 10,000 workers built the fortress in two shifts. In 1812, the fortress was attacked by the French Army of 24,000 men. The fortress was still under construction and was defended by 3300 men and 200 cannons. The fortress was a significant ... Dinaburg and Daugavpils Fortress was the place of rest for many nobles including tsars Alexander ... 1920 and 1940 the fortress became home of the Latvian army. During World War II , the hostage camp Stalag 340 was set up in the fortress. 1948 1993 The fortress was home to the Daugavpils Higher School of Military Aircraft Engineering DVVAIU . 1998 The fortress came under the authority of the State ... to sell the fortress either in parts or as one whole. The fortress s future remains uncertain. http www.urban travel.org fdb Urban travel.org The Dinaburg Fortress References reflist coord 55 53 11 ... more details
Infobox VG title Fortress Forever image Image Fortress forever.jpg caption developer http www.fortress forever.com devteam Fortress Forever Development Team publisher distributor designer series engine Source engine version 2.44 released September 13, 2007 ref name 9 13 Fortress Forever news 2007 09 13 . http www.fortress forever.com Official release date September 13th . Retrieved 2007 09 13. ref genre First person shooter modes Multiplayer ratings platforms Microsoft Windows media requirements http developer.valvesoftware.com wiki Source SDK Base Source SDK Base br e.g. Half Life 2 input Computer keyboard Keyboard , mouse computing mouse footnotes Fortress Forever is a Half Life 2 mod computer gaming mod that uses the game s Source Engine . The game is based on Team Fortress Classic , but has been created entirely from scratch by the Fortress Forever development team. The intended scope of Fortress Forever is to please older Team Fortress Classic fans, while at the same time creating a game enjoyable enough to players new to Team Fortress styled games. Fortress Forever was released ... Team Fortress 2 is free for all and a source game. As of December 16, 2011, Fortress Forever is on build 2.44. History According to a developer team member, Fortress Forever was in development ... topic 768351 tfc s 3rd party mod fortress forever announced TFC S 3rd Party MOD Fortress Forever ...?t 63837 Fortress Forever A Team Fortress Mod for HL2 . Retrieved 2007 03 23. ref Notable mentions Expand section date February 2007 To prove notability of Fortress Forever and thus avoiding ... Mod DB Best Mod of 2007 in PC Gamer magazine. Reviews http www.halflife2.net 2007 09 20 fortress ... 56 Planet Half Life 2008 03 12 See also Team Fortress Team Fortress Classic References nowiki See ... Fortress Forever Homepage http www.fortress forever.com wiki index.php?title Main Page Fortress ... video games ru Fortress Forever uk Fortress Forever ... more details
Infobox Military Structure name Hamina Fortress partof location image File Walls of the fortress.jpg 300px caption Walls of the Hamina fortress map type Finland latitude 60.569 longitude 27.197 map size 220 map caption Hamina Fortress shown within modern day Finland type Fortress coordinates coord 60.569 ... 1791 End date 1792 , Start date 1803 builder materials height used 1721 1836, 1845 1855 as fortress ... and main fortress wall Hamina Fortress is located in Finland on the coast of the Gulf of Finland and it is an integral part of the Hamina city centre. Hamina fortress is a Star fort , representing ... Construction The location of the fortress used to be the marketplace of the Vehkalahti , which ... of the fortress began by Sweden Swedish general Axel von L wen after the Treaty of Nystadt in early ... the Hamina fortress the construction of another fortress also began in Lappeenranta Fortress Lappeenranta ..., ref name fort.fi historia ref name mtv3 of the fortress the garrison was responsible for defending ... the still unfinished fortress had to surrender to Russian troops and the area was annexed by Russia. General Alexander Suvorov continued the construction of the fortress. ref name fort.fi historia 19th century At the beginning of the 19th century Hamina fortress one the many fortresses that were reinforced ... Suchtelen considered the fortress obsolescent and inadequate, so the north facing defences on the shore ... as result of the Finnish War , the fortress was abandoned in 1830s and the Tsar Nicholas I of Russia Nicholas I gave the fortress area to Hamina city. Simultaneously the position of the commander of the fortress ... Haminan kaupungin vaiheita date publisher City of Hamina accessdate 2007 11 15 ref Hamina fortress saw action again in the Crimean War . The fortress was reinforced and the position of the fortress commander was re established for the duration of the war. ref name hamina.fi Fortress today File Galleria ja nuolilinnakkeen vallia.JPG thumb Gallery and fortress wall The restoration of the fortress ... more details
unreferenced date March 2011 Image Karlsborg, den 9 juni 2006, Oscar II valv.JPG thumb Karlsborg Fortress Karlsborg Fortress is situated on the Vann s peninsula in Karlsborg by lake V ttern , the province of V sterg tland , Sweden . Construction on the fortress began 1819 to realize the so called central defense idea adopted by the Swedish military after the Finnish War Finnish and Napoleonic Wars . The site was chose by Baltzar von Platen statesman Baltzar von Platen in connection with the construction of G ta kanal . The intent of the central defense idea was that the King of Sweden royal house , Government of Sweden Swedish government , Parliament of Sweden Riksdag and central command functions would, in the event of an attack against the kingdom, pull back and ensconce themselves in this fortress ... Riksbank central bank of Sweden were to be safeguarded in the fortress in times of trouble. The fortress ... . Construction was begun in 1819 on 100 hectare s of land. The fortress was to house a garrison of 6,000 ... comprehensive visits to other fortresses in Europe, fortress architect Johan av Klen presented plans similar in style to the Winiary fortress in Posen present day Poznan . Due to its great expense and reduced funding, the fortress wasn t in operation until 1870, and wasn t fully completed until ... Fortress was built in the early 1900s five kilometers west of Karlsborg to provide additional protection to the main fortress. The town of Karlsborg has sprung up next to the fortress. It was initially mostly living quarters for personnel employed at the fortress, but grew to a sizable community, in part ... vid Bef lsgatan.JPG thumb The garrison church Ever since the fortress lost its intended central ... are also housed in the fortress. Next to the fortress is a munitions factory. Karlsborg has been ... church is especially worth visiting. The church is housed in the central building of the fortress, the last stand , on the second floor above the Fortress Museum. The church was once intended as an assembly ... more details
File Wanping Castle east gate 3522.jpg thumb The East Gate of the Wanping Fortress Wanping Fortress , also known as Wanping Castle zh c p W np ng Ch ng is a Ming Dynasty fortress, or walled city in Beijing . It was erected in 1638 1640, with the purpose of defending Beijing against Li Zicheng and the peasant uprising. It lies adjacent to the Lugou Bridge . The Wanping Fortress has two gates, the east gate named Ever Prosperous Gate , then renamed as Majestic Gate , and the west gate named as Favorably Govern Gate . In Chinese, the fortress is sometimes called Wanping City , and from the beginning, it functioned as a military fortress. From west to east, it measures 640 meters, and from south to the north 320 meters, make it a half square shaped. To the west of the fortress, there is the Yongding River, and the Lugou Bridge Marco Polo Bridge, . Gallery gallery File Kangxi Lugou rebuilding stele 3585.jpg The West Gate of the Wanping Fortress seen from a distance File Wanping Castle south wall 3514.jpg The fortress walls were damaged by Japanese shells during the Marco Polo Bridge Incident File Lugou bridge lions 3620.jpg The Wanping Fortress as seen from the Lugou Bridge File Wanping castle south wall 3634.jpg The walls of the fortress gallery References Commons Category Wanping Castle Wanping Fortress and Lugou Bridge Marco Polo Bridge . http www.touchbeijing.com ?p 1882 TouchBeijing.com China struct stub coord 39.85000001 N 116.22000001 E source ruwiki region CN 11 type landmark format dms display title Category Buildings and structures in Beijing Category Visitor attractions in Beijing Category 17th century establishments Category Forts in China de Wanping Festung no Wanpingfortet pl Twierdza Wanping ru zh ... more details
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