Battery tower
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battery-tower-195-11305039
title:
Battery tower
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A battery tower was a defensive tower built into the outermost defences of many castles, usually in the 16th century or later, after the advent of firearms. Its name is derived from the word battery, a group of several cannon. These, usually round, towers could house numerous cannon oriented in various directions and on several levels and their firepower was therefore clearly superior to that of any attackers who, at best, could only bring their cannon to bear on the main line of assault. The in
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Defensive tower
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_tower
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2024-01-11T04:17:47Z
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