| Hesse's Demi Bastion | |
|---|---|
| Part ofFortifications of Gibraltar | |
| Landport,Gibraltar | |
 Hesse's Demi Bastion as seen fromLandport. | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Demi-bastion |
| Owner | Government of Gibraltar |
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Hesse's Demi Bastion is ademi-bastion in theBritish Overseas Territory ofGibraltar. It is part of the Northern Defences of Gibraltar. The bastion forms a link in a chain of fortifications which ascend the lower north-west slopes of theRock of Gibraltar, below theKing's Lines Battery and Bombproof Battery. TheMoorish Castle's Tower of Homage is at the top of the same incline.
It was originally theBaluado de S. Pedro (St. Peter's Bastion) during the Spanish period prior to theCapture of Gibraltar in 1704 under PrinceGeorge of Hesse-Darmstadt, after whom the bastion is named.[1] The old Spanish bastion was rebuilt and renamed by the British in 1730. In 1762, during theSeven Years' War, it was armed with two 18-pdrs and four 4-pdrs to flank the ditch in front of theLandport Gate. By 1885 the bastion's guns were all 32-pdrs.[2]
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