Fort Cumberland (England)
Fort Cumberland is a pentagonal artillery fortification erected to guard the entrance to Langstone Harbour, east of the naval port of Portsmouth on the south coast of England. It was sited to protect the Royal Navy Dockyard, by preventing enemy forces from landing in Langstone Harbour and attacking from the landward side. Fort Cumberland is widely recognised as the finest example of a bastion trace fort in England.
Read more about Fort Cumberland (England): The First Fort (1747-1785), The Second Fort (1785-1812), Re-armament: The 1850s - 1860s, Re-armament: The 1880s - 1890s, The Fort in The 20th Century
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