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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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Hornwork
A hornwork is an element of the Italian bastion system of fortification. Its face is flanked with a pair of demi-bastions. wikipedia.org
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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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Schanze
In open schanzen, which may take the shape of a flèche, redan, half-redoubt, lunette, hornwork or even more complex designs, the gorge is open, i.e. the wikipedia.org
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Craig Phadrig
Beyond this is an outer wall and part of a third wall or hornwork to the east. wikipedia.org
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Cubo Line
In 1706 work commenced on another wall about a half mile north of the Cubo Line, called the Hornabeque Line (or Hornwork Line) for its "Horns", or demi-bastions wikipedia.org
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Fort Schuyler
Behind the fort were an extensive hornwork (unique in the third system) and an advanced redoubt (later demolished) to defend against a land attack. Two additional demi-bastions protected the gap between the hornwork and the main fort. wikipedia.org
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Siege of Breda (1637)
The French and English scaled the walls of the hornwork on 1 September. The hornwork was taken. wikipedia.org
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Ma and Pa
David Silverman of the Chicago Tribune said of the song that "Kibby and Dowd provided a steady line of the lush hornwork." wikipedia.org
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Dun Mor Vaul
additionally protected by two outer lines of defence, one drawn round the irregular margin of the summit on all sides, and the other taking the form of a hornwork wikipedia.org
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Siege of San Sebastián
could fire over the hornwork to protect it. the hornwork. wikipedia.org
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St. John's Fortress, Šibenik
In the spring of 1646, a Genoese engineer in the Venetian service, Father Antonio Leni, designed a simple symmetric fort with its front hornwork elongated wikipedia.org
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