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244:, as it was intended to prevent an attacking enemy from bombarding the northern flank of the fort. The battery had a triangular gun platform and a small blockhouse attached to one side, and it was surrounded by a ditch. It was armed with six 12-pounder guns.
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was built in 1795, and its artillery was removed. It became a summer residence of the knight Fra Amante de
Fargues.
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close to the former Lembi
Battery in order to bombard Fort Tigné, which was held by the French.
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in 1795, and it was briefly used as a summer residence before being demolished. In the 1870s,
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The battery was demolished later on in the 19th century. In 1878,
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Arx – Online
Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification
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Lembi
Battery was built in 1757, and was regarded as an
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Buildings and structures demolished in the 19th century
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205:. The battery became obsolete with the construction of
368:"Maltese 'siege' batteries of the blockade 1798–1800"
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293:. January 2006. p. 11. Archived from
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1027:Artillery battery fortifications in Malta
258:of 1798–1800, Maltese insurgents built a
1067:19th-century disestablishments in Malta
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1082:18th Century military history of Malta
1057:Military installations closed in 1795
269:began to be built close to its site.
7:
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216:The battery was also referred to as
1032:Hospitaller fortifications in Malta
311:Thake, Conrad (25 September 2005).
980:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
287:"Fort Cambridge Development Brief"
16:Artillery battery in Sliema, Malta
14:
247:The battery became obsolete when
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625:St. Julian's Tower & Battery
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366:Spiteri, Stephen C. (May 2008).
57:
644:St. Mary's Battery (Marsalforn)
687:Wignacourt Tower & Battery
653:St. Thomas Tower & Battery
630:St. Lucian Tower & Battery
193:. It was built in 1757 by the
1:
313:"A Case of mistaken identity"
1062:1757 establishments in Malta
1052:Limestone buildings in Malta
486:Delimara Tower & Battery
339:Spiteri, Stephen C. (2014).
1077:18th-century fortifications
639:St. Mary's Battery (Comino)
197:, and was considered as an
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587:Qawra Tower & Battery
453:Aħrax Tower & Battery
179:Batterija t'Għar il-Lembi
56:
43:
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29:Batterija t'Għar il-Lembi
26:
719:Capuchin Convent Battery
90:35.909250°N 14.508722°E
976:location article is a
876:Night Practice Battery
178:
1087:Malta geography stubs
620:St. Anthony's Battery
592:Qolla l-Bajda Battery
345:ARX Occasional Papers
318:The Malta Independent
909:Sliema Point Battery
899:San Giovanni Battery
861:Della Grazie Battery
791:Ta' Għemmuna Battery
297:on 20 November 2015.
95:35.909250; 14.508722
63:Map of Lembi Battery
764:St. Peter's Battery
746:Jesuit Hill Battery
728:Corradino Batteries
606:Ramla Right Battery
578:Qalet Marku Battery
260:number of batteries
195:Order of Saint John
133:Order of Saint John
86: /
904:St. Paul's Battery
597:Ramla Left Battery
443:Sovereign Military
171:Qala Lembi Battery
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856:Cambridge Battery
809:Tas-Samra Battery
773:San Rocco Battery
709:National Congress
682:Wied Musa Battery
504:Elminiech Battery
481:De Guiral Battery
267:Cambridge Battery
211:Cambridge Battery
183:artillery battery
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110:Artillery battery
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933:Wolseley Battery
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885:Pembroke Battery
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871:Lascaris Battery
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818:Żabbar Batteries
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800:Tal-Borg Battery
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737:Għargħar Battery
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894:Rinella Battery
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116:Site history
81:14°30′31.4″E
78:35°54′33.3″N
28:
545:Low Battery
254:During the
242:Fort Manoel
222:Lembi Tower
203:Fort Manoel
139:In use
93: /
69:Coordinates
38:Fort Manoel
1021:Categories
711:Battalions
377:(6): 41–43
273:References
249:Fort Tigné
218:Fort Lembi
207:Fort Tigné
181:), was an
160:Demolished
424:Batteries
151:Limestone
147:Materials
142:1757–1795
36:Part of
381:14 June
351:14 June
324:14 June
238:outwork
232:History
199:outwork
175:Maltese
1047:Sliema
187:Sliema
46:Sliema
974:Malta
972:This
428:Malta
371:(PDF)
191:Malta
121:Built
50:Malta
978:stub
383:2015
353:2015
326:2015
291:MEPA
157:Fate
124:1757
106:Type
426:in
347:(4)
240:of
224:or
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