Armed English Redcoat; English soldiers British Army Fort George, bastions & redoubts. A historical re-enacting event, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK

Armed English Redcoat; English soldiers British Army Fort George, bastions & redoubts. A historical re-enacting event, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK Stock Photo

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MediaWorldImages / Alamy Stock Photo

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BP6C9F

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5184 x 3455 px | 43.9 x 29.3 cm | 17.3 x 11.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

15 August 2010

Location:

Fort George, Ardesier, Invernessshire, Scotland, UK

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Fort George was built on the shores of the Moray Firth to quell any future rebellion by the Highlanders. The government of the day still feared Prince Charlie would rise again and that French ships might sail up the Moray Firth to recommence hostilities. Construction of the fort took 25 years. Today, it remains one of the largest impregnable fortifications to be seen anywhere in Europe and is still used as a garrison by the British Army. Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the ... With its own harbour below the walls, the fort could be supplied by sea in the event of a siege. ... and angled with projecting bastions and redoubts so that every wall face is covered by fire from guns sited on top of other walls.

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