Tovey Battery

Tovey Battery
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Tovey Battery
Coordinates	36°08′34″N5°20′53″W / 36.142833°N 5.347949°W / 36.142833; -5.347949
Type	Artillery Battery
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence

Tovey Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Description

The battery is named after Colonel Tovey who was in Gibraltar and died here in November 1781 ^[1] whilst he led the Royal Artillery during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. ^[2]

Tovey battery had two 6 inch guns at the end of the nineteenth century which were part of fourteen available for close range defense. ^[3] In 1911 Tovey's importance led to the closure of the inferior Hayne's Cave Battery which only had 4 inch guns. ^[4]

The Tovey Battery had two six inch guns during World War II. ^[3]

References

1. Chartrand, Rene (25 July 2006). Gibraltar 1779 - 1783. Osprey Publishing. p. 59. ISBN   978-1-84176-977-6 . Retrieved 29 March 2013.
2. Chartrand, Rene (2006). Gibraltar 1779 - 1783. Osprey Publishing. p. 96. ISBN   9781841769776.
3. Finlayson, Darren Fa & Clive (2006). The fortifications of Gibraltar : 1068-1945 (1. publ. in Great Britain. ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Osprey. p. 36 and 51. ISBN   9781846030161.
4. Crone, Phil. "Royal Anglian Way". DiscoverGibraltar.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.