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Ancient and Modern Malta: Containing a Full and Accurate Account of the Present State of the Islands of Malta and Goza, the History of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Also a Narrative of the Events which Attended the Capture of These Islands by the French, and Their Conquest by the English: and
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Del Fango Redoubt's layout was typical of most other coastal redoubts built in Malta. It consisted of a pentagonal platform with a rectangular
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Del Fango Redoubt was part of a chain of fortifications that defended Marsaxlokk Bay, which also included three other redoubts, the large
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Both the redoubt and the nearby entrenchment have been demolished, and no remnants can be found.
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an Appendix, Containing Authentic State Papers and Other Documents - Volume II
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as part of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. An
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Zammit, Vincent (1984). "The Order's 18th Century Fortifications".
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Marsaxlokk
Malta
35°50′29.4″N 14°32′44.1″E / 35.841500°N 14.545583°E / 35.841500; 14.545583
Redoubt
Order of Saint John
Limestone
Maltese
Maltese
redoubt
Marsaxlokk
Malta
Order of Saint John
entrenchment
Saint Lucian Tower
De Redin towers
Vendôme Tower
Wilġa Battery
blockhouse
Ancient and Modern Malta: Containing a Full and Accurate Account of the Present State of the Islands of Malta and Goza, the History of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Also a Narrative of the Events which Attended the Capture of These Islands by the French, and Their Conquest by the English: and an Appendix, Containing Authentic State Papers and Other Documents - Volume II
London
Ħamrun
"Vendôme Tower"
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"18th Century Hospitaller Coastal Batteries"
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Redoubts
York Redoubt

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