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Castle Islands Fortifications, Bermuda, the Glossary

Several of the islands strung across the South entrance of Castle Harbour, Bermuda were fortified in the early days of the territory, hence the harbour's name.^[1]

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Batteries in Bermuda
Fortifications in Bermuda
Military of Bermuda
Tourist attractions in Bermuda
World Heritage Sites in Bermuda

Alexandra Battery

Alexandra Battery is a coastal artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

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Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702, and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union 1707 merging the kingdoms of Scotland and England, until her death.

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Artillery

Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.

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Bermuda

Bermuda (historically known as the Bermudas or Somers Isles) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Bermuda Garrison

The Bermuda Garrison was the military establishment maintained on the British Overseas Territory and Imperial fortress of Bermuda by the regular British Army and its local militia and voluntary reserves from 1701 to 1957. Castle Islands Fortifications, Bermuda and Bermuda Garrison are military of Bermuda.

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Bermuda Militia (1612–1687)

Between 1612 and 1687, Bermuda had a series of militias under the Virginia Company, the Somers Isles Company, and the British Crown. Castle Islands Fortifications, Bermuda and Bermuda Militia (1612–1687) are military of Bermuda.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Castle Harbour, Bermuda

Castle Harbour is a large natural harbour in Bermuda.

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Castle Island, Bermuda

Castle Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda.

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Castle Roads

Castle Roads is the primary channel by which vessels enter Castle Harbour, Bermuda, from the Atlantic Ocean.

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Cooper's Island, Bermuda

Cooper's Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda.

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Ferry Reach, Bermuda

Ferry Reach is a three mile (five kilometre) long channel in the north-east of Bermuda, which lies between St. George's Island in the north and St. David's Island in the south south-west of the town of St. George's.

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Fort George, Bermuda

Fort George is a square fort built on the crest of Mount Hill (or Riche's Mount) to the west of St. George's Town, near to, but outside of the boundaries of the original main British Army camp in the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda, St. George's Garrison. Castle Islands Fortifications, Bermuda and fort George, Bermuda are batteries in Bermuda, fortifications in Bermuda and World Heritage Sites in Bermuda.

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Fort St. Catherine

Fort St. Castle Islands Fortifications, Bermuda and Fort St. Catherine are batteries in Bermuda, fortifications in Bermuda and World Heritage Sites in Bermuda.

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Fort Victoria, Bermuda

Fort Victoria is a disused British Army fort, built to house coastal artillery atop Retreat Hill, within St. George's Garrison, at the North-East of St. George's Island, in the British colony of Bermuda. Castle Islands Fortifications, Bermuda and fort Victoria, Bermuda are batteries in Bermuda, fortifications in Bermuda and World Heritage Sites in Bermuda.

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The Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications is the name used by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee to identify collectively as a World Heritage Site St. George's Town, founded in 1612 (following the 1609 wreck on Bermuda's reefs of the Sea Venture), and a range of fortifications, batteries, and magazines built between 1612 and 1939, the last of which was removed from use in 1953. Castle Islands Fortifications, Bermuda and Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda are military of Bermuda and Tourist attractions in Bermuda.

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John Smith (explorer)

John Smith (baptized 6 January 1580 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, admiral of New England, and author.

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Lists of World Heritage Sites

This is a list of the lists of World Heritage Sites.

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London Company

The London Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of London, was a division of the Virginia Company with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of North America between latitudes 34° and 41° N.

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Martello tower

Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the French Revolutionary Wars onwards.

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New World

The term "New World" is used to describe the majority of lands of Earth's Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.

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Sea Venture

Sea Venture was a seventeenth-century English sailing ship, part of the Third Supply mission flotilla to the Jamestown Colony in 1609.

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St David's Battery

St. Castle Islands Fortifications, Bermuda and St David's Battery are batteries in Bermuda, fortifications in Bermuda, Tourist attractions in Bermuda and World Heritage Sites in Bermuda.

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St. George's, Bermuda

St. Castle Islands Fortifications, Bermuda and St. George's, Bermuda are World Heritage Sites in Bermuda.

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State House, Bermuda

The State House (1620) in St. George's was the first purpose-built home of the House of Assembly, which then constituted the only chamber of the Parliament of Bermuda.

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The Causeway, Bermuda

The Causeway is a narrow strip of reclaimed land and bridges in the north of Bermuda linking Hamilton Parish on the mainland in the southwest and Bermuda International Airport on St. David's Island in St. George's Parish in the northeast, which are otherwise divided by Castle Harbour.

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The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles

The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles (often abbreviated to The Generall Historie) is a book written by Captain John Smith, first published in 1624.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Western Redoubt

The Western Redoubt, or Fort William, is a square fort built on a crest on the eastern side of Government Hill, and within the boundaries of the original main British Army camp in the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda, St. George's Garrison. Castle Islands Fortifications, Bermuda and Western Redoubt are batteries in Bermuda, fortifications in Bermuda and World Heritage Sites in Bermuda.

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World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee is a committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization that selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Islands_Fortifications,_Bermuda