Martello tower - Revision history

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	Martello towers (also referred to as martellos) are round, low towers that served as defensive forts. Their name is derived from a type of watch tower that dates back to the 1500s and was found in Cape Mortella, Corsica.		Martello towers (also referred to as martellos) are round, low towers that served as defensive forts. Their name is derived from a type of watch tower that dates back to the 1500s and was found in Cape Mortella, Corsica.

−	Martello towers had guns placed on their flat roofs to protect the coastline of the British Empire during the time of the French Revolutionary period, dating from the 1790s until the 1870s. These sturdy structures were built in distant parts of the British Empire, including South Africa, Canada, Australia the United States and other locations.	+	Martello towers had guns placed on their flat roofs to protect the coastline of the British Empire during the time of the French Revolutionary period, dating from the 1790s until the 1870s. These sturdy structures were built in distant parts of the British Empire, including South Africa, Canada, Australia, the United States and other locations.

	[[File:MartelloMap.png\|link=File:MartelloMap.png]]		[[File:MartelloMap.png\|link=File:MartelloMap.png]]

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−	Their practicality eventually faded after military tactics and equipment became more powerful and sophisticated. However, many still survive, despite their obsolescence, and the concept has revived by the British (and other countries) several times.	+	Their practicality eventually faded after military tactics and equipment became more powerful and sophisticated. However, many still survive, despite their obsolescence, and the concept has been revived by the British (and other countries) several times.

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	Martello towers (also referred to as martellos) are round, low towers that served as defensive forts. Their name is derived from a type of watch tower that dates back to the 1500s and was found in Cape Mortella, Corsica.		Martello towers (also referred to as martellos) are round, low towers that served as defensive forts. Their name is derived from a type of watch tower that dates back to the 1500s and was found in Cape Mortella, Corsica.

−	Martello towers had guns placed on their flat roofs to protect the coastline of the British Empire during the time of the French Revolutionary period dating from the 1790s until the 1870s. These sturdy structures were built in distant ~~portions~~ of the British Empire, including South Africa, Canada, Australia the United States and other locations.	+	Martello towers had guns placed on their flat roofs to protect the coastline of the British Empire during the time of the French Revolutionary period, dating from the 1790s until the 1870s. These sturdy structures were built in distant parts of the British Empire, including South Africa, Canada, Australia the United States and other locations.

	[[File:MartelloMap.png\|link=File:MartelloMap.png]]		[[File:MartelloMap.png\|link=File:MartelloMap.png]]

−	Their practicality eventually faded after military tactics and equipment became more powerful and sophisticated. However, many still survive, despite their obsolescence, and the concept ~~was~~ revived by the British (and other countries) several times ~~through the course of history~~.	+	Their practicality eventually faded after military tactics and equipment became more powerful and sophisticated. However, many still survive, despite their obsolescence, and the concept has revived by the British (and other countries) several times.

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−	Their practicality eventually faded after military tactics and equipment became more powerful and sophisticated. However, many still survive, despite their obsolescence, and the concept was revived by the British (and other countries) several times ~~over~~ the ~~years~~.	+	Their practicality eventually faded after military tactics and equipment became more powerful and sophisticated. However, many still survive, despite their obsolescence, and the concept was revived by the British (and other countries) several times through the course of history.

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	Martello towers had guns placed on their flat roofs to protect the coastline of the British Empire during the time of the French Revolutionary period dating from the 1790s until the 1870s. These sturdy structures were built in distant portions of the British Empire, including South Africa, Canada, Australia the United States and other locations.		Martello towers had guns placed on their flat roofs to protect the coastline of the British Empire during the time of the French Revolutionary period dating from the 1790s until the 1870s. These sturdy structures were built in distant portions of the British Empire, including South Africa, Canada, Australia the United States and other locations.

−	[[File:MartelloMap.png]]	+	[[File:MartelloMap.png\|link=File:MartelloMap.png]]

−	Their practicality eventually faded after military ~~measures~~ became more powerful and sophisticated. However, many still survive, despite their obsolescence, and the concept was revived by the British (and other countries) several times over the years.	+	Their practicality eventually faded after military tactics and equipment became more powerful and sophisticated. However, many still survive, despite their obsolescence, and the concept was revived by the British (and other countries) several times over the years.

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Martello towers (also referred to as martellos) are round, low towers that served as defensive forts. Their name is derived from a type of watch tower that dates back to the 1500s and was found in Cape Mortella, Corsica.

Martello towers had guns placed on their flat roofs to protect the coastline of the British Empire during the time of the French Revolutionary period dating from the 1790s until the 1870s. These sturdy structures were built in distant portions of the British Empire, including South Africa, Canada, Australia the United States and other locations.

[[File:MartelloMap.png]]

Their practicality eventually faded after military measures became more powerful and sophisticated. However, many still survive, despite their obsolescence, and the concept was revived by the British (and other countries) several times over the years.

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* Seashaken Houses: a lighthouse history from Eddystone to Fastnet.
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