four forts are there in the solent.
four forts are there in the solent.
how many forts are there in the solent?
four
forts played an important role in medieval warfare. according to tradition, there were eight types of forts. however, rayawachaka mentions four types of forts. they are giri (hill), stala, jala (water)and vana (forest) forts. krishnaraya suggests that forts were mainly constructed in gadi and border areas. pace wrote that many forts were present in border areas. deep forests were grown around forts. catapults and damboli were used for fort defense. damboli is a cannon which throws stones on enemies. to occupy forts they used lagga systems. krishnadevaraya used them to occupy kondaveedu fort.









































section::::recruitment.
military of vijayanagara
fortifications of the isle of wight









































many forts and fortifications have been built to protect the isle of wight (south england) from foreign invasion. throughout history the island has been a site of key military importance. controlling both entrances to the solent and the home of the royal navy, portsmouth. this is a list of most of the fortifications on the island.









































section::::palmerston forts.









































the palmerston forts are forts built during the victorian era. the name comes from their association with lord palmerston, who was the prime minister of the time and promoted the idea.
fortifications of the isle of wight