Saluting 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 fa ...
in the
British Overseas Territory of
Gibraltar.
Description
The battery was above 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 ...
in Gibraltar and defended the west side including
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 ...
. Today the battery has been converted into a promenade.
Both
Gardiner's Battery and
Victoria Battery were higher or retired batteries that fired over the top of Saluting Battery that was on the coast.
References
Batteries in Gibraltar
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