Medieval Glossary
Counter-guards
Sometimes called couvre-faces, counter-guards are works constructed in permanent fortifications to cover a bastion or demi-lune. They consist of two faces forming a salient angle.
Related term(s): Fortification; Bastion; Demi-lune; Face (Fortification); Angle, Salient
Category: Castles and Fortifications
Added: 10.01.05
Source information:
Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 117.
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