An illustration of Devonshire Redoubt, Bermuda, 1614

A redoubt is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, though others are constructed of stone or brick. Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for Earthworks are engineering works created through the moving of massive quantities of Soil or unformed rock. ^[1] It is meant to protect soldiers outside the main line of defense and can be a permanent structure or a hastily-constructed temporary fortification. Redoubts were a component of the military strategies of most European empires during the colonial era, especially in the outer works of Vauban-style fortresses made popular during the 17th century, although the concept of redoubts has existed since medieval times. Sébastien Le Prestre Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban ( May 15, 1633 – March 30, 1707) commonly referred to A redoubt differs from a redan in that the redan is open in the rear, whereas the redoubt was considered an enclosed work. Redan (a French word for "projection" "salient" is a term related to Fortifications. ^[2]

The advent of mobile warfare in the 20th Century generally diminished the importance of the defense of static positions and siege warfare, though combat bases and fire bases of the Vietnam War, and Forward Operating Bases of the Iraq War and Afghanistan can be seen as the descendants of this type of fortified position. Mobile Warfare is the correct English term for Mao Zedong 's main military methods A fire support base ( FSB, firebase or FB) is a Military encampment designed to provide Indirect fire Artillery support The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia A forward operating base (FOB is any secured forward position that is used to support tactical operations The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U

Historically important redoubts

Wars of the Three Kingdoms

During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms redoubts were frequently built to protect older fortifications from the more effective artillery of the period. The Wars of the Three Kingdoms (sometimes known as the Wars of the Three Nations) formed an intertwined series of conflicts that took place in Scotland, Often close to ancient fortifications there were small hills that overlooked the defences, but in previous centuries these had been too far from the fortifications to be a threat. A small hill close to Worcester was used as an artillery platform by the Parliamentarians when they successfully besieged Worcester in 1646. The Siege of Worcester took place in 1646, towards the end of the First English Civil War, when Parliamentary forces under the command of Thomas Rainsborough In 1651 before the Battle of Worcester the hill was turned into a redoubt by the Royalists, (the remains of which can be seen today in Fort Royal Hill Park). The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 at Worcester England and was the final battle of the English Civil War. Fort Royal Hill, is in a park in Worcester and the site of the remains of an English Civil War fort During the Battle of Worcester, the Parliamentarians captured this redoubt and turned its guns on Worcester. The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 at Worcester England and was the final battle of the English Civil War. In so doing they made the defence of the city untenable. This action effectively ended the battle, the last of the English Civil War. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists.

Other important redoubts

The earth settles following the explosion of the mine beneath Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt on July 1, 1916. Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt was a German front-line fortification west of the village of Beaumont Hamel on the Somme. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

See the Battle of Poltava (1709), the Battle of Yorktown (1781), the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775), the Lines of Torres Vedras of the Peninsular War (1809–1810), the Battle of Borodino (1812), the Charge of the Light Brigade (1854), the Railroad Redoubt of the Battle of Vicksburg (1863), and the Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt of World War I (1916) for examples where redoubts played a crucial role in military history. The Battle of Poltava (or Pultowa on 28 June 1709 ( 8 July, N The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775 on Breed's Hill, as part of the Siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts built in secrecy to defend Lisbon during the Peninsular War. The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence pitted an alliance of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal against France The Battle of Borodino (Бородинская битва Borodinskaja bitva, Bataille de la Moskowa) fought on September 7, 1812, was The Charge of the Light Brigade was a disastrous Cavalry charge led by Lord Cardigan during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October The Railroad Redoubt was one of several Redoubts or small defensive earthworks that were constructed during the American Civil War to protect the city of Vicksburg Background See also [[Vicksburg Campaign]] After crossing the Mississippi south of Vicksburg at Bruinsburg and driving northeast Grant had won battles at Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt was a German front-line fortification west of the village of Beaumont Hamel on the Somme. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

See also

• List of established military terms: Fortification

External links

• Advance Redoubt, near Pensacola, Florida
• Redoubt Traced on an Irregular Hexagon. Grenada, Mississippi

References