词条 | Civil Hospital Battery |
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|name = Civil Hospital Battery |native_name = |partof = Fortifications of Gibraltar |location =Gibraltar |image = |caption = |map_type = Gibraltar |map_size = 300 |map_alt = |map_caption = Location in Gibraltar |type = Artillery Battery |coordinates = {{coord|36.140844|-5.351802|type:landmark_region:GI|display=inline,title}} |code = |built = |builder = |materials = |height = |used = |demolished = |condition = |ownership = Ministry of Defence |open_to_public = |controlledby = |garrison = |current_commander = |commanders = |occupants = |battles = |events = |image2 = |caption2 = }}Civil Hospital Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.[1] DescriptionThis battery was south of the Moorish Castle and in 1859 it had six guns.[2] This battery would have been called a "retired" battery as it was well away from Gibraltar Harbour. These batteries were harder for an enemy to target and their increased height on the slopes of Gibraltar gave the gunners increased visibility and range. References1. ^{{cite book|author=Fa & Finlayson|title=The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BC5QBR0oB04C&pg=PA31|accessdate=4 April 2013|year=2006|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-1-84603-016-1}} {{Fortifications of Gibraltar}}{{Gibraltar-struct-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|title=1859 Map of the Fortifications of Gibraltar|url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/1859_Gibraltar_fortifications_map.jpg|publisher=UK National Archives MPH 1/23|accessdate=15 May 2013}} 1 : Batteries in Gibraltar |
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