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Jumper's Bastion
Jumper's Bastion may refer to one of two adjacent bastions in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. They were both created in 1785 on the sites of previous constructions and named for a British Captain who was one on the first on shore during the Capture of Gibraltar in 1704. History The bastions (north and south) are located along the Line Wall Curtain on the West Side of Gibraltar. They take their name from a Captain William Jumper who was one of the first officers to land ashore and capture the existing Spanish bastion on this site during the Capture of Gibraltar in August 1704. According to George Hills, the first two captains to come ashore were called Juniper (sic) and Hicks. They were sent by Captain Edward Whitaker when he saw that the Spanish guns covering the New Mole had been put out of action. North Jumper's Bastion The Spanish called the northern bastion ''Santa Cruz Bastion''; it was designed by the Florentine military architect Giovan Giacomo Paleari Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumpers Bastion
Jumper or Jumpers may refer to: Clothing *Jumper (sweater), a long-sleeve article of clothing; also called a top, pullover, or sweater **A waist-length top garment of dense wool, part of the Royal Navy uniform and the uniform of the United States Navy * Jumper (dress) (U.S. English; known elsewhere as a ''pinafore dress''), a sleeveless dress intended to be worn over a top or blouse People * Betty Mae Tiger Jumper (1923–2011), first female chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida * Hunter Jumper (born 1989), American soccer player * John Jumper (Seminole chief) (1820–1896), principal chief of the Seminoles from 1849 to 1865 * John P. Jumper (born 1945), former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force * William Jumper (1660–1715), Royal Navy officer Arts, media, and entertainment * ''Jumper'' (novel), a novel by Steven Gould ** ''Jumper'' (2008 film), a 2008 film adaptation of the novel ** ''Jumper: Griffin's Story'' (video game), a video game based on the film ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Mole, Gibraltar Harbour
The South Mole is a breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. Previously known as the New Mole and New Mole Extension, the South Mole, with the rest of harbour, is just north of the east entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. History The South Mole at Gibraltar Harbour is one of a trio of breakwaters that provides protection to the harbour, in addition to that which results from the presence of the Rock of Gibraltar on its east side. The South Mole is positioned at the southwestern aspect of the harbour, and is in length. The Gibdock shipyard and Royal Naval base are also in the southern section of the harbour, the wharfage of the shipyard including of the South Mole. Repair berths along the breakwater can accommodate vessels up to 150,000 deadweight tonnage (dwt). During construction in the 1880s, a railway and two new tunnels were created to take large quantit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastions In Gibraltar
A bastion or bulwark is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort. The fully developed bastion consists of two faces and two flanks, with fire from the flanks being able to protect the curtain wall and the adjacent bastions. Compared with the medieval fortified towers they replaced, bastion fortifications offered a greater degree of passive resistance and more scope for ranged defence in the age of gunpowder artillery. As military architecture, the bastion is one element in the style of fortification dominant from the mid 16th to mid 19th centuries. Evolution By the middle of the 15th century, artillery pieces had become powerful enough to make the traditional medieval round tower and curtain wall obsolete. This was exemplified by the campaigns of Charles VII of France who reduced the towns and castles held by the English during the latter stages of the Hundred Years War, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumpers Bastion On Gibraltar 2
Jumper or Jumpers may refer to: Clothing *Jumper (sweater), a long-sleeve article of clothing; also called a top, pullover, or sweater **A waist-length top garment of dense wool, part of the Royal Navy uniform and the uniform of the United States Navy * Jumper (dress) (U.S. English; known elsewhere as a ''pinafore dress''), a sleeveless dress intended to be worn over a top or blouse People * Betty Mae Tiger Jumper (1923–2011), first female chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida * Hunter Jumper (born 1989), American soccer player * John Jumper (Seminole chief) (1820–1896), principal chief of the Seminoles from 1849 to 1865 * John P. Jumper (born 1945), former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force * William Jumper (1660–1715), Royal Navy officer Arts, media, and entertainment * ''Jumper'' (novel), a novel by Steven Gould ** ''Jumper'' (2008 film), a 2008 film adaptation of the novel ** ''Jumper: Griffin's Story'' (video game), a video game based on the film ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casemate
A casemate is a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which artillery, guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle.Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary When referring to Ancient history, antiquity, the term "casemate wall" means a double city wall with the space between the walls separated into chambers, which could be filled up to better withstand battering rams in case of siege (see #Antiquity: casemate wall, Antiquity: casemate wall). In its original early modern meaning, the term referred to a vaulted chamber in a fort, which may have been used for storage, accommodation, or artillery which could fire through an opening or embrasure. Although the outward faces of brick or masonry casemates proved vulnerable to advances in artillery performance, the invention of reinforced concrete allowed newer designs to be produced well into the 20th century. With the introduction of ironclad warships, the definition was widened to include a prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thomas Jones
Major General Sir John Thomas Jones, 1st Baronet (25 March 1783 – 26 February 1843) was a British officer in the Royal Engineers who played a leading engineering role in a number of European campaigns of the early nineteenth century. Jones was revered by the Duke of Wellington and asked to advise on fortifications including the modernisation of the defences in Gibraltar. He was also notable as an English amateur cricketer who made six first-class appearances. Biography Sir John Thomas Jones was eldest of five sons of John Jones, esq., general superintendent at Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, Suffolk, and of Cranmer Hall, Fakenham, Norfolk, by his wife Mary, daughter of John Roberts of the 29th foot. He was born at Landguard Fort on 25 March 1783. Sir Harry David Jones was his brother. He was educated at the grammar school at Ipswich, joined the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in the spring of 1797, received a commission as second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 30 August 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovan Giacomo Paleari Fratino
Giovan Giacomo Paleari Fratino (1520–1586), known as ''El Fratin'' or ''Il Fratino'' ("The Little Friar"), was a military engineer who served the Spanish Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Charles V, and then his son Philip II of Spain. He is known for having designed the first Martello tower as well as many other fortifications. Family Giovan Giacomo Paleari Fratino came from the Paleari Fratino family of Morcote. This Lombardy, Lombard town, near to Lugano, had long been contested between Milan and Como. It became part of the Old Swiss Confederacy, Swiss Confederacy in 1517. A military engineer by occupation, his brothers Bernardino and Giorgio followed the same trade, as did Giorgio's son Francesco and grandson Pietro. Giacomo and the other members of his family designed and built fortifications throughout Spanish territory, which at that time also included Portugal, parts of Italy and Presidios in North Africa. Martello tower During the Italian War of 1551–1559, Gio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Jumpers Bastion On Gibraltar Detail
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Whitaker
Sir Edward Whitaker (1660 – 20 November 1735) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the War of the Spanish Succession and is known for his role in the Capture of Gibraltar and the Battle of Málaga in 1704. Life Edward Whitaker was born in 1660. He joined the Royal Navy and he was promoted to a lieutenant of on 16 October 1688 under Matthew Aylmer. The following year the two of them had moved to and on 15 May 1690 Whitaker became captain of his first command, the 44-gun . For three years he and his crew captured many French privateers and supporting prize money. On 27 September 1692 he married Ann Stephens of Leigh on Essex.J. K. Laughton, 'Whitaker, Sir Edward (1660?–1735)’, rev. J. D. Davies, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 200retrieved 27 April 2013/ref> In 1693 he returned to support Aylmer who was now an admiral and he was his flag-captain in HMS ''Royal Sovereign''. 1695 to 1696 he had a confu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Overseas Territories
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remnants of the former British Empire and do not form part of the United Kingdom itself. The permanently inhabited territories are internally Self-governance, self-governing, with the United Kingdom retaining responsibility for Defence (military), defence and foreign relations. Three of the territories are inhabited only by a transitory population of military or scientific personnel. All but one of the rest are listed by the Special Committee on Decolonization, UN Special Committee on Decolonization as United Nations list of non-self-governing territories, non-self-governing territories. All fourteen have the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarch as head of state. three territories (the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and the Akrotiri an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hills (historian)
George Albert Manuel Hills (6 June 1918 – 13 September 2002) was a British journalist and historian. He was a BBC World Service broadcaster, Hispanist and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Life Hills was born in Mexico City, to a British father and a Spanish mother (from the Navarrese town of Olite), and was brought up in a bilingual environment. He got his first degree at King's College, University of London. Next he was commissioned in the Royal Artillery and during World War II he served as intelligence official in Europe and the Far East. In 1946 he joined the BBC being the South East Asia Programme Organiser in the BBC External Service. Next, he became the BBC South American Representative, living in Argentina with his wife, Marie, for two and a half years. Upon his return to the United Kingdom he held several positions such as Programmes Organiser for Spanish (from 1951 to 1959) and Latin American Spanish Services and Staff Training Officer for External Services ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jumper
Sir William Jumper ( – 12 March 1715) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He rose to the rank of captain after service in the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession. He is known for being one of the first to step onto land during the Capture of Gibraltar in 1704. Jumper's Bastion in Gibraltar was named after him. Life Jumper was said for many years to have been born in Bandon, County Cork. His date of birth is unknown, but he was baptised on 8 January 1660 as the second son of William and Elizabeth Jumper of Weybridge in Surrey. Jumper spent ten years working for the Royal African Company off the coast of Africa, as an apprentice to John Love, one of their captains. In 1688 he was appointed to master's mate on by George Legge, Baron Dartmouth. The following year Jumper obtained a commission as a first lieutenant and is thought to have travelled to the Mediterranean with Vice-Admiral Henry Killigrew. In 1690 he married Elizabeth Willis, and Killigrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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