Medieval Glossary
Bastion, Demi
A bastion which has only one face and one flank, cut off by the capital, like the extremities of the horn- and crown-works.
Related term(s): Bastion; Flank (Fortification); Capital; Hornwork; Crown-work; Bastions, Solid
Category: Castles and Fortifications
Added: 09.04.05
Source information:
Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 49.
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