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 p
The entrance to Crownhill Fort in Plymouth; one of the fortifications recommended by the 1859 Royal Commission.
The French fleet leaving Cherbourg under steam and sail in 1858; the growth of the French Navy was a cause of grave concern in the United Kingdom.
Major-General Sir Henry David Jones
Major-General Duncan Alexander Cameron
St Catherine's Fort
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St Catherine's Fort is a 19th-century Palmerston Fort on St Catherine's Island, at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom
…built by King Henry VIII. At Fort Darnet on the Medway, the casemates form a complete circle. Horse Sand Fort is built on the sea bed of the Solent. St Catherine's Fort which defended the beach at Tenby, a possible landing site for an attack on Milford Haven. The rearward defences of Fort Nelson, one of a chain of forts…
The fort stands on St Catherine's Island next to Castle Rock, Tenby.
St Catherine's Island and Fort
St Catherine's Fort from Lower Steps