Lunette (fortification)
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In fortification, a lunette was originally an outwork of half-moon shape; later it became a redan with short flanks, in trace somewhat resembling a bastion standing by itself without curtains on either side. The gorge was generally open.[1][2]
One noted historical example of a lunette was the one used at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, in March 1836.[3] Another were the Bagration flèches, at the Battle of Borodino, in 1812.
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- ↑ PEMcDuffie, Dictionary of Fortifications: Lunette Civil War Field Fortifications Website 2003.
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