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Fort Royal was a Civil War sconce (or redoubt) on a small hill to the south-east of Worcester overlooking the Sidbury Gate. [1] It was built by the Royalists in 1651 to defend the hill, because during the siege in 1646 Parliamentary forces had positioned their artillery on the hill and had been able to severely damage the city's walls.
Location of Barnstable County in Massachusetts. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Latitude and longitude ...
There are 112 properties and historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts, west of I-190 and the north–south section of I-290 and north of Massachusetts Route 122, which are listed here.
Fort Miller (Fort Darby) [70] Fort Nichols (Fort Merrimac) [76] Old Stone Fort [77] Fort Philip [57] ... Massachusetts State Militia Aviation Camp [100] Naval Airfields.
The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 in and around the city of Worcester, England and was the last major battle of the 1642 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A Parliamentarian army of around 28,000 under Oliver Cromwell defeated a largely Scottish Royalist force of 16,000 led by Charles II of England .
A view of Worcester Cathedral from Fort Royal Hill. Items portrayed in this file depicts. creator. some value. object of statement has role: photographer.
A small hill close to Worcester was used as an artillery platform by the Parliamentarians when they successfully besieged Worcester in 1646. In 1651 before the Battle of Worcester the hill was turned into a redoubt by the Royalists, (the remains of which can be seen today in Fort Royal Hill Park).
Fort Royal , Placentia ... built to defend weak points in older fortifications such as Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, ... Island, Boston Massachusetts; Fort Monroe in ...