History of Lisbon francophile compatriots for the brutality and depredations of the French. Meanwhile, to control access to the capital, Wellington's chief engineer, Richard Fletcher, built the defensive lines known as the Lines of Torres Vedras across the peninsula on which Lisbon sits, using Portuguese workmen. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Tagus on the other, the city was reachable only by a narrow stretch of land blocked by a range of hills stretching from Sintra to Torre Vedras, which since Roman times had marked the bounds of Lisbon's territory. Conceived by Fletcher and a Portuguese major, Neves Costa,
Stand Atlantic release day. In October 2017, Stand Atlantic announced they would be supporting ROAM on their European and UK tours, starting in November. It was announced in November that Stand Atlantic would be supporting Knuckle Puck on their Australian tour in January 2018. Stand Atlantic's EP, "Sidewinder", placed #10 on Rock Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2017. Stand Atlantic are featured in "Kerrang!"s hottest bands of 2018 It was announced late February that Stand Atlantic would be playing Slam Dunk Festival later in 2018. On 4 September 2018, Stand Atlantic announced a new single, "Lavender Bones", would premiere on Triple J