Lunette (fortification)
Outwork fortification
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In fortification, a lunette was originally an outwork of half-moon shape; later it became a redan with short flanks, in trace somewhat resembling a bastion standing by itself without curtains on either side. The gorge was generally open.[1][2]
One noted historical example of a lunette was the one used at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, in March 1836.[3] Another were the Bagration flèches, at the Battle of Borodino, in 1812.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lunette". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 125.
- ^ PEMcDuffie, Dictionary of Fortifications: Lunette Civil War Field Fortifications Website 2003.
- ^ Texas State Historical Commission. "The Alamo Historical Marker".
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