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Orange Bastion, the Glossary

The Orange Bastion is one of the many bastions in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, which served to protect it against its many sieges.^[1]

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28 relations: Amphibious warfare, Bastion, Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun, Breakwater (structure), British Overseas Territories, Fortifications of Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Government of Gibraltar, Governor of Gibraltar, Great Siege of Gibraltar, John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, King's Bastion, Line Wall Curtain, Line Wall Road, List of sieges of Gibraltar, Military history of Gibraltar during World War II, Montagu Bastion, Muzzle-loading rifle, North Mole, Gibraltar Harbour, Orange Bastion, Orillon, Panorama (Gibraltar), Parapet, Port of Gibraltar, RML 10-inch 18-ton gun, Sir William Green, 1st Baronet, Victorian era, William III of England.
Bastions in Gibraltar

Amphibious warfare

Amphibious warfare is a type of offensive military operation that today uses naval ships to project ground and air power onto a hostile or potentially hostile shore at a designated landing beach.

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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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--> The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 (often referred to simply as the "Bofors 40 mm gun", the "Bofors gun" and the like, see name) is an anti-aircraft autocannon, designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors.

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Breakwater (structure)

A breakwater is a permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges.

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British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory.

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Fortifications of Gibraltar

The Gibraltar peninsula, located at the far southern end of Iberia, has great strategic importance as a result of its position by the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean.

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Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean (Strait of Gibraltar).

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Government of Gibraltar

His Majesty's Government of Gibraltar is the democratically elected government of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

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Governor of Gibraltar

The governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.

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Great Siege of Gibraltar

The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the American Revolutionary War.

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John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham

General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, also 2nd Viscount Pitt and 2nd Baron Chatham, (9 October 1756 – 24 September 1835) was a British soldier and politician.

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King's Bastion

King's Bastion is a coastal bastion on the western front of the fortifications of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, protruding from the Line Wall Curtain. Orange Bastion and King's Bastion are bastions in Gibraltar.

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Line Wall Curtain

The Line Wall Curtain is a defensive curtain wall that forms part of the fortifications of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

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Line Wall Road

Line Wall Road is a road in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

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List of sieges of Gibraltar

There have been fourteen recorded sieges of Gibraltar.

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Military history of Gibraltar during World War II

The military history of Gibraltar during World War II exemplifies Gibraltar's position as a British fortress from the early-18th century onwards and as a vital factor in British military strategy, both as a foothold on the continent of Europe, and as a bastion of British sea power.

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Montagu Bastion

The Montagu Bastion is one of many bastions which were designed to protect Gibraltar. Orange Bastion and Montagu Bastion are bastions in Gibraltar.

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Muzzle-loading rifle

A muzzle-loading rifle is a muzzle-loaded small arm or artillery piece that has a rifled barrel rather than a smoothbore.

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North Mole, Gibraltar Harbour

The North Mole is a breakwater located in the northern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Orange Bastion

The Orange Bastion is one of the many bastions in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, which served to protect it against its many sieges. Orange Bastion and Orange Bastion are bastions in Gibraltar.

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Orillon

An orillon, also known as an orillion, is an architectural element of a military fortification.

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Panorama (Gibraltar)

Panorama is a daily newspaper published in Gibraltar.

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Parapet

A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure.

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Port of Gibraltar

The Port of Gibraltar, also known as Gibraltar Harbour, is a seaport in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

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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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Sir William Green, 1st Baronet

General Sir William Green, 1st Baronet, of Marass, Kent (4 April 1725 – 10 January 1811) was an officer in the British Army.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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William III of England

William III (William Henry;; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.

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References

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

Also known as Chatham Counterguard.