Bastion
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Ft_de_Chartres-bastion-1.jpg
Ft_de_Chartres-bastion-1.jpg
The point of a bastion on a reconstructed French fort in Illinois.
A bastion is a fortification work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall (termed curtain), with the shape of a sharp point, facilitating active defence against assaulting troops. It allows the defenders of the fort to cover adjacent bastions and curtains with defensive fire.cs:Bastion da:Bastion de:Bastion nl:Bastion pl:Bastion sv:Bastion