Prince of Wales Lines
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prince-of-wales-lines-308-3007286
title:
Prince of Wales Lines
text:
The Prince of Wales Lines were a set of earthworks constructed in Gibraltar in 1756 on the orders of Lord Tyrawley, during his term as Governor of Gibraltar. They consisted of a series of retrenchments for guns and muskets constructed between the glacis of the South Front to the New Mole, south of Gibraltar's urban area. The ground between the South Front and Rosia Bay was seen as the weakest area of the fortifications of Gibraltar. Only 52 years earlier, the area had seen the British Royal Mari
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description:
Set of earthworks constructed in Gibraltar in 1756
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Lines
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date modified:
2023-02-15T22:59:26Z
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