bastions fortification badajoz

The fortifications bastion were conforming in a complex plot of defensive constructions, planned by means of a perfect geometry, which basic aim was assailants allowed only the step of the forces, for a series of places that were perfectly beaten by the different mouths of fire of the square. Basically they were consisting of a system planned in the shape of star, where a series of linens of muralllas (curtains), they were joining other elements of polygonal form, so called bastions.

The tracing of the whole system, it was impeding the access to the squares asesiadas by means of pits and other obstacles, which specify in this page, impedíendo to a great extent, the direct impact of the artillery of site and the incursion of the cavalry and infantry of assault.

The bastions of the fortification were joined by walled linens rectilíeos lined with stone and landfills of pressed land. These elements are known by the name of curtains. To avoid the direct impact of the artillery, in some cases averages were intervening lunas or lenses, which like wedges were preventing so much the direct impact of the besiegers, as the access of these across the pits.

Some bastions were provided with apricots in one of his flanks, in order to protect some specific point of his surroundings, since it can be the case of a postern or exit for the troops of the strength. It was of semicircular section and sometimes it was supporting a battery of artillery.

One of the elements typical of the fortification abaluartada are the so called " covered ways ". The same ones were consisting of a series of itineraries that were placed between the glacises and the counter
scarp of the pits. His usefulness was consisting of allowing the traffic of the troops for the exterior perimeter of the fortification and of his different exterior elements. This movement of forces was realized " to cutlery " since a wall or parapet was protecting them from the fire of the forces sitiadoras. In certain sections, due to the geometric quiebros of the strengthened tracing, the step was prevented and / or protected by the slants, muretes that they were protecting from the shot " from slant ".

They are defensive wedges, like small bastions, which were getting up to defend the doors of a strength or the curtains that were joining the different bastions. Normally they were of stone and you refill of pressed land. It could lodge in one of his flanks the first access or door.

Auxiliary accesses placed in the low part of curtains or faces of a bastion. They are of small size and generally narrow so that they could be of difficult access for the enemy. His function was it of allowing the exchange of troops and materials between the different points of the fortification.

He structures distinctions of a fortificación, placed generally in the vertexes of a bastion or on a door or strategic point of vigilance. They can be of cylindrical, square or hexagonal section.

CURTAINS AND OTHER ELEMENTS
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The fortifications bastion were conforming in a complex plot of defensive constructions, planned by means of a perfect geometry, which basic aim was assailants allowed only the step of the forces, for a series of places that were perfectly beaten by the different mouths of fire of the square. Basically they were consisting of a system planned in the shape of star, where a series of linens of muralllas (curtains), they were joining other elements of polygonal form, so called bastions. The tracing of the whole system, it was impeding the access to the squares asesiadas by means of pits and other obstacles, which specify in this page, impedíendo to a great extent, the direct impact of the artillery of site and the incursion of the cavalry and infantry of assault.

APRICOT
Some bastions were provided with apricots in one of his flanks, in order to protect some specific point of his surroundings, since it can be the case of a postern or exit for the troops of the strength. It was of semicircular section and sometimes it was supporting a battery of artillery.

COVERED WAYS, SLANTS AND SQUARES OF WEAPON
One of the elements typical of the fortification abaluartada are the so called " covered ways ". The same ones were consisting of a series of itineraries that were placed between the glacises and the counter scarp of the pits. His usefulness was consisting of allowing the traffic of the troops for the exterior perimeter of the fortification and of his different exterior elements. This movement of forces was realized " to cutlery " since a wall or parapet was protecting them from the fire of the forces sitiadoras. In certain sections, due to the geometric quiebros of the strengthened tracing, the step was prevented and / or protected by the slants, muretes that they were protecting from the shot " from slant ".




LENSES
They are defensive wedges, like small bastions, which were getting up to defend the doors of a strength or the curtains that were joining the different bastions. Normally they were of stone and you refill of pressed land. It could lodge in one of his flanks the first access or door.

POSTERNS
Auxiliary accesses placed in the low part of curtains or faces of a bastion. They are of small size and generally narrow so that they could be of difficult access for the enemy. His function was it of allowing the exchange of troops and materials between the different points of the fortification.

BOOTHS
He structures distinctions of a fortificación, placed generally in the vertexes of a bastion or on a door or strategic point of vigilance. They can be of cylindrical, square or hexagonal section.

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		CURTAINS
The bastions of the fortification were joined by walled linens rectilíeos lined with stone and landfills of pressed land. These elements are known by the name of curtains. To avoid the direct impact of the artillery, in some cases averages were intervening lunas or lenses, which like wedges were preventing so much the direct impact of the besiegers, as the access of these across the pits.