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Fort Brockhurst is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, and a scheduled monument.[1]

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  1. 20 relations: Caponier, Casemate, Drawbridge, English Heritage, Fort Elson, Fort Fareham, Fort Gomer, Fort Grange, Fort Rowner, Gosport, Hampshire, Kitchener's Army, List of Palmerston Forts at Portsmouth, Palmerston Forts, Portsmouth, Redan, Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom, Royal Garrison Artillery, Scheduled monument, William Crossman.

  2. English Heritage sites in Hampshire
  3. Forts in Hampshire
  4. Forts in Portsmouth
  5. Gosport
  6. History museums in Hampshire
  7. Museums in Hampshire

Caponier

A caponier is a type of defensive structure in a fortification.

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Casemate

A casemate is a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle.

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Drawbridge

A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of moveable bridge typically at the entrance to a castle or tower surrounded by a moat.

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English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places.

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Fort Elson

Fort Elson was one of the early Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the northernmost polygonal land fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport. Fort Brockhurst and fort Elson are forts in Hampshire, forts in Portsmouth, Gosport and Palmerston Forts.

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Fort Fareham

Fort Fareham is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Fareham, England. Fort Brockhurst and Fort Fareham are forts in Hampshire, forts in Portsmouth and Palmerston Forts.

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Fort Gomer

Fort Gomer was one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the southernmost and first-built Polygonal fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport. Fort Brockhurst and fort Gomer are forts in Hampshire and Palmerston Forts.

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Fort Grange

Fort Grange is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England. Fort Brockhurst and Fort Grange are forts in Hampshire and Palmerston Forts.

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Fort Rowner

Fort Rowner is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England. Fort Brockhurst and Fort Rowner are forts in Hampshire, forts in Portsmouth and Palmerston Forts.

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Gosport

Gosport is a town and non-metropolitan borough, on the south coast of Hampshire, South East England.

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Hampshire

Hampshire (abbreviated to Hants.) is a ceremonial county in South East England.

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Kitchener's Army

The New Army, often referred to as Kitchener's Army or, disparagingly, as Kitchener's Mob, was an (initially) all-volunteer portion of the British Army formed in the United Kingdom from 1914 onwards following the outbreak of hostilities in the First World War in late July 1914.

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List of Palmerston Forts at Portsmouth

The Palmerston Forts that encircle Portsmouth were built in response to the 1859 Royal Commission dealing with the perceived threat of a French invasion. Fort Brockhurst and List of Palmerston Forts at Portsmouth are forts in Hampshire and forts in Portsmouth.

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Palmerston Forts

The Palmerston Forts are a group of forts and associated structures around the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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Portsmouth

Portsmouth is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England.

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Redan

Redan (a French word for "projection", "salient") is a feature of fortifications.

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Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom

The Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom was a committee formed in 1859 to enquire into the ability of the United Kingdom to defend itself against an attempted invasion by a foreign power, and to advise the British Government on the remedial action required. Fort Brockhurst and Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom are Palmerston Forts.

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Royal Garrison Artillery

The Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) was formed in 1899 as a distinct arm of the British Army's Royal Regiment of Artillery serving alongside the other two arms of the Regiment, the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) and the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA).

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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William Crossman

Sir William Crossman (30 June 1830 – 19 April 1901) was an officer in the Royal Engineers and a Liberal and Liberal Unionist politician.

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See also

English Heritage sites in Hampshire

Forts in Hampshire

Forts in Portsmouth

Gosport

History museums in Hampshire

Museums in Hampshire

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Brockhurst