A ravelin is a V shaped fortification used to protect the entrance of a fort. |
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Elements of the earthworks which extend beyond the obvious perimeter of the fort include the glacis and the ravelin immediately outside the gate. |
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The main gate was protected from direct attack by a stone structure called a ravelin. |
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In 1888, the bastions of La Victoria and San Antón are demolished, in addition to the ravelin located between them. |
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Madam, we require your presence on the north-western ravelin immediately. |
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The ravelin, with its own wooden palisade and small blockhouse inside, made it more difficult for any attacker to assault the curtain wall. |
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First, a rectangular earth enceinte with bastions at the corners was built, along with fosse, redan and ravelin. |
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In 1888, following the transfer of military lands for the urban expansion area of the city, it was almost entirely demolished together with that of la Victoria and the ravelin of Santa Teresa. |
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The bastion of Gonzaga, that of La Taconera, the ravelin of San Roque and the counterguard of Gonzaga were in full use at the end of the 17th century. |
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