Hornwork

A hornwork is an element of the Italian bastion system of fortification. Its face is flanked with a pair of half-bastions. It is distinguished from a crownwork, because crownworks contain full bastions at their centers. They are both outworks.

References

  1. ^ From Cyclopaedia
  2. ^ Europaeum Theatrum, Volume 5, plate 12. Published in 1651 in Frankfurt am Main.


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