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Lascaris Battery (Batterija ta' Lascaris), also known as Fort Lascaris (Forti Lascaris) or Lascaris Bastion (Sur ta' Lascaris), is an artillery battery located on the east side of Valletta, Malta.[1]

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  1. 31 relations: Allied invasion of Sicily, Artillery battery, Ġnien is-Sultan, Barbette, Barracks, Bastion, British Empire, Casemate, Fort Saint Elmo, Fort St. Angelo, Fortifications of Valletta, Giovanni Paolo Lascaris, Government of Malta, Grand Harbour, Howitzer, Lascaris towers, Lascaris War Rooms, Limestone, Malta, Mediterranean Sea, Rifled muzzle loader, RML 10-inch 18-ton gun, RML 64-pounder 64 cwt gun, RML 8-inch 9-ton gun, RML 9-inch 12-ton gun, Royal Navy, Saluting Battery (Valletta), Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, William Reid (British Army officer), World War II.

  2. 1854 establishments in the British Empire
  3. British fortifications in Malta
  4. Forts in Malta
  5. Military installations established in 1854

Allied invasion of Sicily

The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers (Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany).

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Artillery battery

In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit or multiple systems of artillery, mortar systems, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface-to-surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, etc., so grouped to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems.

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Ġnien is-Sultan

Ġnien is-Sultan (Maltese for King's Garden), also known as the Giardino della Marina (Italian for Marina Garden), the Grand Master's Garden or Lascaris Garden, was a garden in Valletta, Malta.

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Barbette

Barbettes are several types of gun emplacement in terrestrial fortifications or on naval ships.

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Barracks

Barracks are buildings used to accommodate military personnel.

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Bastion

A bastion or bulwark is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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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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Fort Saint Elmo

Fort Saint Elmo (Forti Sant'Iermu) is a star fort in Valletta, Malta. Lascaris Battery and fort Saint Elmo are buildings and structures in Valletta and Limestone buildings in Malta.

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Fort St. Angelo

Fort St. Lascaris Battery and Fort St. Angelo are forts in Malta and Limestone buildings in Malta.

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Fortifications of Valletta

The fortifications of Valletta (Is-Swar tal-Belt Valletta) are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Lascaris Battery and fortifications of Valletta are buildings and structures in Valletta and Limestone buildings in Malta.

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Giovanni Paolo Lascaris

Giovanni Paolo Lascaris di Ventimiglia e Castellar (Maltese: Laskri) (28 June 156014 August 1657) was an Italian nobleman and Grand Master of the Knights of Malta.

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Government of Malta

The Government of Malta (Gvern ta' Malta) is the executive branch of the Republic of Malta.

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Grand Harbour

The Grand Harbour (il-Port il-Kbir; Porto Grande), also known as the Port of Valletta, is a natural harbour on the island of Malta.

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Howitzer

The howitzer is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon (or field gun) and a mortar.

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Lascaris towers

The Lascaris Towers (Torrijiet ta' Lascaris) are a series of mostly small coastal watchtowers built in Malta by the Order of Saint John between 1637 and 1652. Lascaris Battery and Lascaris towers are Limestone buildings in Malta.

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Lascaris War Rooms

The Lascaris War Rooms are an underground complex of tunnels and chambers in Valletta, Malta that housed the War Headquarters from where the defence of the island was conducted during the Second World War. Lascaris Battery and Lascaris War Rooms are buildings and structures in Valletta.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.

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Rifled muzzle loader

A rifled muzzle loader in the forecastle of HMS Gannet (1878) A rifled muzzle loader (RML) is a type of large artillery piece invented in the mid-19th century.

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RML 10-inch 18-ton gun

The RML 10-inch guns Mk I – Mk II were large rifled muzzle-loading guns designed for British battleships and monitors in the 1860s to 1880s.

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RML 64-pounder 64 cwt gun

The RML 64-pounder 64 cwt gun is a Rifled, Muzzle Loading (RML) naval, field or fortification artillery gun manufactured in England in the 19th century, which fired a projectile weighing approximately.

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RML 8-inch 9-ton gun

The British RML 8-inch 9-ton guns Mark I – Mark III were medium rifled muzzle-loading guns used to arm smaller ironclad warships and coast defence batteries in the later 19th century.

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RML 9-inch 12-ton gun

The RML 9-inch guns Mark I – Mark VIMark I – Mark VI.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Saluting Battery (Valletta)

The Saluting Battery (Batterija tas-Salut) is an artillery battery in Valletta, Malta. Lascaris Battery and Saluting Battery (Valletta) are batteries in Malta, buildings and structures in Valletta and Limestone buildings in Malta.

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Upper Barrakka Gardens

The Upper Barrakka Gardens (Il-Barrakka ta' Fuq) are a public garden in Valletta, Malta.

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Valletta

Valletta (il-Belt Valletta) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 council areas.

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William Reid (British Army officer)

Major General Sir William Reid (25 April 1791 – 31 October 1858) was a Scottish military engineer, administrator and meteorologist.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

1854 establishments in the British Empire

British fortifications in Malta

Forts in Malta

Military installations established in 1854

References

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

Also known as Fort Lascaris, Lascaris Bastion.