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- Retrenched_Barracks abstract "The Retrenched Barracks was a fortified barracks located at Windmill Hill in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It stands to the north of the southern tip of Gibraltar, Europa Point, which was long felt to be potentially vulnerable to a surprise attack from the sea and was heavily fortified with gun batteries, perimeter walls and scarped cliffs. In 1841, Major General Sir John Thomas Jones recommended in a report on Gibraltar's fortifications that a line of retrenchments should be built at the head of Windmill Hill to block an invader's line of advance from Europa Point up the peninsula. The hill provided a formidable defensive position which enfiladed the road from Europa; as Jones put it, "Two hundred men on Windmill Hill and Europa Pass ought to hold as many thousands at bay."The barracks, which Jones himself designed, was originally intended to be accompanied by a citadel which would serve as a central rallying point. This, however, proved too expensive and was never built. In its final form, the barracks consisted of two demi-bastions, joined by a curtain wall behind which the main barracks block is located. Four gun embrasures were built on the right demi-bastion and one on the left flank, providing a defence from naval bombardment, while the top of the wall is loopholed to accommodate rifles along almost all of its length. The barracks block is constructed of white limestone quarried locally and stands two stories high with a basement. Its external elevation has a bold and simple design, with each bay having one arched window on the ground floor and two plain windows above on the first floor.".
- Retrenched_Barracks builder Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom).
- Retrenched_Barracks buildingEndDate "1841".
- Retrenched_Barracks location Retrenched_Barracks__location__1.
- Retrenched_Barracks location Windmill_Hill_(Gibraltar).
- Retrenched_Barracks owner Government_of_Gibraltar.
- Retrenched_Barracks type Barracks.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageID "41850358".
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageLength "4228".
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageOutDegree "18".
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageRevisionID "638816774".
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Barracks.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink British_Overseas_Territories.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Category:Barracks_in_Gibraltar.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Citadel.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Curtain_wall_(fortification).
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Enfilade.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Enfilade_and_defilade.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Europa_Point.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Fortifications_of_Gibraltar.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Gibraltar.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Government_of_Gibraltar.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink John_Thomas_Jones.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Limestone.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom).
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Windmill_Hill,_Gibraltar.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLink Windmill_Hill_(Gibraltar).
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageWikiLinkText "Retrenched Barracks".
- Retrenched_Barracks builder Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom).
- Retrenched_Barracks built "1841".
- Retrenched_Barracks condition "Converted into facilities for clubs and associations".
- Retrenched_Barracks coordinatesRegion "GI".
- Retrenched_Barracks coordinatesType "barracks".
- Retrenched_Barracks country Gibraltar.
- Retrenched_Barracks hasPhotoCollection Retrenched_Barracks.
- Retrenched_Barracks latd "36.118433".
- Retrenched_Barracks location Windmill_Hill,_Gibraltar.
- Retrenched_Barracks location Windmill_Hill_(Gibraltar).
- Retrenched_Barracks longd "-5.344812".
- Retrenched_Barracks materials Limestone.
- Retrenched_Barracks name "Retrenched Barracks".
- Retrenched_Barracks openToPublic "No".
- Retrenched_Barracks ownership Government_of_Gibraltar.
- Retrenched_Barracks partof Fortifications_of_Gibraltar.
- Retrenched_Barracks pushpinMap "Gibraltar".
- Retrenched_Barracks pushpinMapCaption "Location within Gibraltar".
- Retrenched_Barracks type Barracks.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Fortifications_of_Gibraltar.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Infobox_military_installation.
- Retrenched_Barracks wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Retrenched_Barracks subject Category:Barracks_in_Gibraltar.
- Retrenched_Barracks hypernym Barracks.
- Retrenched_Barracks point "36.118433 -5.344812".
- Retrenched_Barracks type ArchitecturalStructure.
- Retrenched_Barracks type MilitaryStructure.
- Retrenched_Barracks type Place.
- Retrenched_Barracks type Location.
- Retrenched_Barracks type Place.
- Retrenched_Barracks type Thing.
- Retrenched_Barracks type SpatialThing.
- Retrenched_Barracks comment "The Retrenched Barracks was a fortified barracks located at Windmill Hill in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It stands to the north of the southern tip of Gibraltar, Europa Point, which was long felt to be potentially vulnerable to a surprise attack from the sea and was heavily fortified with gun batteries, perimeter walls and scarped cliffs.".
- Retrenched_Barracks label "Retrenched Barracks".
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- Retrenched_Barracks sameAs Q17019495.
- Retrenched_Barracks sameAs Q17019495.
- Retrenched_Barracks lat "36.118433".
- Retrenched_Barracks long "-5.344812".
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- Retrenched_Barracks isPrimaryTopicOf Retrenched_Barracks.
- Retrenched_Barracks name "Retrenched Barracks".