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Hornwork - Wikipedia
A hornwork is an element of the Italian bastion system of fortification. Its face is flanked with a pair of half-bastions. It is distinguished from a ... en.wikipedia.org
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The Horn Work | American Battlefield Trust
VIDEO | It struck fear into the hearts of the British – rising 30-feet high and stretching three blocks long. The most intimidating object in U.S. history. www.battlefields.org
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HORNWORK definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
3 senses: 1. fortifications a freestanding fortification with angular points or horns serving to enclose an area immediately.... Click for more definitions. www.collinsdictionary.com
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hornwork
hornwork (ˈhɔːnwɜːk) [f. horn n. + work.] 1. Fortif. A single-fronted outwork, the head of which consists of two demi-bastions connected by a curtain and joined to the main body of the work by two parallel wings. It is thrown out to occupy advantageous ground which it would have been inconvenient to... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Siege of Charleston - Horn Work | American Battlefield Trust
The name “Horn Work” is a generic term used to describe a broad fortress with a central gateway built to control the flow of traffic in and out of a town. Open ... www.battlefields.org
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Hornwork | Network of Vauban's major sites
Large outwork designed to keep the enemy at bay. Normally a rectangular work with two half bastions at the corners facing the enemy, looking like the horns of ... sites-vauban.org
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The Horn Work - YouTube
It struck fear into the hearts of the British – rising 30-feet high and stretching three blocks long. The most intimidating object in U.S. ... www.youtube.com
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The Horn Work: Marion Square's Tabby Fortress | Charleston ...
A tiny remnant of a massive fortress that once controlled access to colonial-era Charleston. And it was the city's first citadel during the American Revolution. www.ccpl.org
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hornwork - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
hornwork (plural hornworks). A type of fortification consisting of a pair of demi-bastions with a curtain wall connecting them and with two long sides ... en.wiktionary.org
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Webster's Dictionary 1828 - Hornwork
HORN'WORK, noun In fortification, an outwork composed of two demi-bastions joined by a curtain. Websters Dictionary 1828. SITEMAP ... webstersdictionary1828.com
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hornwork, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
The earliest known use of the noun hornwork is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for hornwork is from 1642, in the writing of John Milton, ... www.oed.com
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Crownwork
A crownwork is an element of the trace italienne system of fortification and is effectively an expanded hornwork (a type of outwork). wikipedia.org
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crown-work
ˈcrown-work Fortif. Formerly crowned work. See quots.1677 Lond. Gaz. No. 1179/2 The Town..having a large Hornwork with a Halfmoon on each side of it, and a crowned Work before it, all fac'd with Stone and Brick. Ibid. No. 1181/4 Retiring into an Half-moon faced with Brick, which was in the middle of... Oxford English Dictionary
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Outwork
The hornwork and crownwork are subtypes of outworks. See also List of established military terms References Castle architecture wikipedia.org
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Siege of Kehl (1733)
covered way between the hornwork and the main fortress, and then to the fortress proper. The defenders attempted a sortie against the French positions near the hornwork, but it was repulsed. wikipedia.org
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