Cumberland Flank Battery was an

artillery battery In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit or multiple systems of artillery, mortar systems, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface-to-surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, etc., so grouped to fac ...

in the

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Description

The Cumberland Flank Battery was a large battery that was around the docks area and could fire at enemy shipping that approached

Gibraltar Harbour The Port of Gibraltar, also known as Gibraltar Harbour, is a seaport in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It was a strategically important location during the Napoleonic Wars and after 1869 served as a supply point for ships travelling ...

. In 1859 there were 32 guns that made up the Cumberland Flank and the

New Mole Battery New Mole Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Description The New Mole Battery is used by the Gibraltar Fire Brigade for practise. which has not assisted its condition. The nearby Alexandra Battery A ...

. Today there is a Cumberland Road on the rock to the east of the dockyard which records the battery's name.

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