The Orillon Batteries were artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The batteries were three-storey gun positions within a natural fault in the Rock of Gibraltar.[1]
^Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
The OrillonBatteries were artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The batteries were three-storey gun positions within a natural...
eastern side of the Rock was inaccessible because of its steep terrain. Gun batteries were placed in a series of galleries on the north face of the Rock, providing...
other route, where the British garrison sought to install a new artillery battery to cover a blind angle. The tunnel was the initiative of the company's...
support the British counter-bombardment of Spanish and French artillery batteries during the successful defence of Gibraltar. Its success made Koehler famous...
casemates, gun batteries, magazines, tunnels and galleries. At their peak in 1865, the fortifications housed around 681 guns mounted in 110 batteries and positions...
Gibraltar's batteries commenced in the 1890s. By 1914, Gibraltar boasted a total of fourteen of the 9.2-inch weapons on twelve batteries. Breakneck Battery had...
on Gibraltar's artillery batteries began in the 1890s. By 1914, Gibraltar boasted fourteen of those guns on twelve batteries. The 9.2-inch Mark X breech-loading...
Gate near the foot of the upper section of the wall at Prince Ferdinand's Battery. It leads through a region of esparto grass, white asparagus, common asphodel...
"Middle Hill Battery". discovergibraltar.com. DiscoverGibraltar.com (Click Gun Batteries, Green's Lodge Battery, then F, G - Middle Hill Battery). Archived...
TripAdvisor Gibraltar National Museum Military History Princess Caroline's Battery / Military Heritage Centre City Under Siege Exhibition World War II Structures...
Because the British viewed the two batteries as part of the one large fortress that was the Rock of Gibraltar, the batteries lacked all-round protection and...
possibly referring to a spring at a fault called the Orillon (at the site of the later OrillonBatteries) in the north-west face of the Rock. By the mid-19th...
northwest. It was constructed adjacent to the retired flank and behind the orillon of the bastion's west wall, which aided the gate's defence. The gate was...
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