Protect by fortifications
1Fortifications of Metz — The Fortifications of Metz, a city in northeastern France, are extensive, due to the city s strategic position near the border of France and Germany. After the Franco Prussian War of 1870, the area was annexed by the newly created German Empire… …
2fortifications — noun (plural) towers, walls etc built around a place in order to protect it or defend it: The army destroyed most of the town s fortifications …
3Roman military frontiers and fortifications — Roman military borders and fortifications were part of a grand strategy of territorial defense in the Roman Empire. By the early second century, the Roman Empire had reached the peak of its territorial expansion and rather than constantly… …
4Coastal fortifications of New Zealand — The New Zealand coastline is 15,134 km long. Coastal fortifications were constructed in New Zealand in two main waves. The first wave occurred around 1885 and was a response to fears of an attack by Russia. The second wave occurred during World… …
5Beijing city fortifications — The city wall of Beijing was a fortification built around 1435. It was 23.5 km long. The thickness at ground level was 20m and the top 12m. The wall was 15m high, and it had nine gates. This wall stood for nearly 530 years, but in 1965 it was… …
6American Civil War fortifications in Louisville — Louisville s fortifications for the American Civil War were designed to protect Louisville, Kentucky, as it was an important supply station for the Union s fight in the western theater of the war. They were typically named for fallen Union… …
7List of fortifications — This is a list of fortifications past and present, a fortification being a major physical defensive structure often composed of a more or less wall connected series of forts.Individual fortifications listed by name *A Famosa, built in the 16th… …
8Board of Fortifications — Several boards have been appointed by US presidents or Congress to evaluate the US defensive fortifications, primarily coastal defenses near strategically important harbors on the US shores, its territories, and its protectorates. Endicott… …
9Redoubt — A redoubt is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, though others are constructed of stone or brick.cite web title=Dictionary of Fortifications: Redoubt… …
10Conwy town walls — Conwy, North Wales …
