Littlehampton Redoubt
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Littlehampton Redoubt, usually known as Littlehampton Fort, was built in 1854 to protect the entrance to the River Arun at Littlehampton on the south coast of England, against possible attack by the F
The remains of the old battery on the east bank of the River Arun in Littlehampton, West Sussex, United Kingdom.
One of the open bastions and part of the Carnot wall
The notice at the fort
Littlehampton Redoubt 2
Carnot wall
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A Carnot wall is a type of loop-holed wall built in the ditch of a fort or redoubt. It takes its name from the French mathematician, politician, and military engineer Lazare Carnot. Such walls were in
The Carnot wall at Forte Altavilla, Ancona, Italy
Lazare Carnot
Illustration of the replica Carnot Wall constructed at Woolwich in 1823 - showing the effect of bombardment.