Warfare and Defence

Many aspects of war are covered here from offensive operations to military hospitals in Torbay.

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• Bone Whistle
  • A bone whistle, probably carved by a soldier. ...
• Gun Flints and Musket Balls
  • Using a musket was long winded with the musket being primed with gunpowder and the flint a ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications in Full
  • Together with those of Maker Heights (now in Cornwall, but part of Devon then) the fortifi ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications in Full - PDF
  • Together with those of Maker Heights (now in Cornwall, but part of Devon then) the fortifi ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications part 0 - PDF
  • Front and contents pages in PDF format ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 1
  • Together with those of Maker Heights the fortifications of Berry Head form the most impres ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 1 - PDF
  • Together with those of Maker Heights the fortifications of Berry Head form the most impres ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 2
  • A Glossary of the terms used in the document. ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 2 - PDF
  • A Glossary of the terms used in the document. PDF format. ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 3
  • The Berry Head promontory has been the site of coastal defences from prehistoric times to ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 3 - PDF
  • The Berry Head promontory has been the site of coastal defences from prehistoric times to ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 4
  • Construction Begins The Master-General of the Ordnance authorised the construction to b ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 4 - PDF
  • Construction Begins The Master-General of the Ordnance authorised the construction to b ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 5
  • During the early stages of the construction of the fortifications many schemes of defence, ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 5 - PDF
  • During the early stages of the construction of the fortifications many schemes of defence, ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 6
  • Napoleon massed another invasion army in the summer of 1801. This was to be a more serious ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 6 - PDF
  • Napoleon massed another invasion army in the summer of 1801. This was to be a more serious ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 7
  • Peacetime aggravations After the peace of 1815 most of the coastal defences were wound ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 7 - PDF
  • Peacetime aggravations After the peace of 1815 most of the coastal defences were wound ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 8
  • The future of the defences in doubt The Board now wondered whether it might be more adv ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 8 - PDF
  • The future of the defences in doubt The Board now wondered whether it might be more adv ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 9
  • The defences abandoned The Plymouth Office notified the Board on March 26 1832 that the ...
• The History of the Berry Head Fortifications Part 9 - PDF
  • The defences abandoned The Plymouth Office notified the Board on March 26 1832 that the ...
• [Dreadnoughts in the bay]
  • A lone fisherman sails blithely by, whilst the fleet remains anchored across the bay from ...
• [The Fleet anchored in the bay prior to giving battle - 1793]
  • A diagrammatical map of the fleet, led by the 100 gun ships Royal George, Brittania and Vi ...
• [The Home Fleet Assembled at Torbay for inspection]
  • The Home Fleet Assembled at Torbay for inspection by HM King George V 1910. Mr Grahame-Whi ...

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