Engineer Battery was an

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in the

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Description

Engineer Battery was at the southern end of the

Line Wall Curtain The Line Wall Curtain is a defensive curtain wall that forms part of the fortifications of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Description The Line Wall runs from the North Bastion south along the western coast of the town to Engineer ...

which starts at the North Bastion. The battery was at the end of what was the fortification wall for the western coast of the town which protected it from bombardment by ships in the

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. The Line Wall Curtain, as it stands, was built by the

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in the 18th century running north–south as part of the Line Wall western defenses. In 1859 there was just one gun at the Engineer Battery guarding the northern edge of

Rosia Bay Rosia Bay is the only natural harbour in Gibraltar, the British Overseas Territory at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. Formerly referred to as Rosia Harbour, it is located on the southwest side of Gibraltar. Rosia Bay was the site of th ...

and two nearby magazines. but by 1897 the battery had three 12 pounder QF guns.Engineer Battery
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References

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