Medieval Glossary
Bastion, Composed
A type of bastion where two sides of the interior polygon are very unequal, which makes the gorges also unequal.
Related term(s): Bastion; Polygon; Gorge; Bastion, Cut; Bastion, Deformed; Bastion, Demi
Category: Castles and Fortifications
Added: 09.04.05
Source information:
Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 48.
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