The Redoubt North facade showing original entrance
The model of the Redoubt Fortress on display at the museum Eastbourne Redoubt is a fort on what is now Royal Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 1092 KB) author source Harveyqs I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 1092 KB) author source Harveyqs I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
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For other places with the same name, see Eastbourne (disambiguation). ...
East Sussex is a county in South East England. ...
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History
The Redoubt was built between 1804 and 1810 to support the associated Martello Towers in defending against the threat of an invasion by Napoleon. It has defended the Eastbourne coast for nearly 200 years. Like its twin Dymchurch Redoubt it was designed as a barracks and supply depot for the towers, and armed with 11 guns, although only 10 guns were ever installed. During the 1st World War the Redoubt was used by the military police as a headquarters and temporary jail. Following this, the Redoubt was purchased by Eastbourne Borough Council for £150 with the plan to turn it into a venue for leisure activities. During the 2nd World War the building was requisitioned by the army to be used for storage. Canadian troops also spent time there in the build up to the D-Day landings. After the war, the Redoubt was home to a model village (miniature park) and an aquarium. The model village was vandalised in the 1970s, and the aquarium closed in 1996. A redoubt is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort. ...
1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Martello towers (or simply Martellos) are small defensive forts built in several countries of the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the Napoleonic Wars onwards. ...
For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...
Dymchurch Redoubt was built near Dymchurch, Kent,between 1804 and 1810 to support the associated Martello Towers. ...
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German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...
Main articles: History of Canada, Timeline of Canadian history Canada has been inhabited by aboriginal peoples (known in Canada as First Nations) for at least 40,000 years. ...
Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ...
Part of the one-tenth scale model of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England A miniature park is an open space that displays miniature buildings and models and is usually open to the public. ...
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Collections The redoubt opened as a military museum in the 1977, and is now the largest military museum in the south east. This magnificent building provides the perfect setting for the rich military collections of The Royal Sussex Regiment who moved to the museum in 1983, The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars (see also The Queen's Royal Hussars), who moved in 1988 and the founding collection, the Sussex Combined Services. In addition the museum also features displays on the History of the British Army, the Life of the Redoubt display and a model of the Redoubt Fortress. A redoubt is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort. ...
The Royal Sussex Regiment, a regiment in the British Army , was formed in 1881 from the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry) . // [edit] History [edit] 1st Battalion 1881 - 1914 Following its formation the 1st Battalion was sent to the Sudan...
The Queens Royal Irish Hussars, normally reffered to by the abbriviation QRIH, was a United Kingdom cavalry regiment formed from the amalgamation of the 4th Queens Own Hussars and the 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars in Hohne, Germany in 1958. ...
The Queens Royal Hussars (The Queens Own and Royal Irish), (QRH), is the senior United Kingdom light cavalry regiment. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
Among the treasures that the Museum possesses and displays is General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim's Steyr Automobile 1500A Afrika Korps Staff Car. It was captured by the Royal Sussex Regiment in Tunisia. Other artefacts include, a Mark III Centurion Tank, a Russian bugle rescued from the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade, a uniform of the Desert Rats worn at the Battle of El Alamein in 1942 and a Gulf War camp of the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (4315x2854, 2960 KB) Created for the Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum and uploaded from our own collection of promotional images. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (4315x2854, 2960 KB) Created for the Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum and uploaded from our own collection of promotional images. ...
The Centurion was the primary British Main Battle Tank of the immediate post-war era, and considered by many to be one of the best British tank designs of all time. ...
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (4 April 1889 - 11 September 1962), was a German colonel-general of cavalry, serving during World War II. He was born in Ernsdorf, Germany in 1889, the son of General Sixt von Arnim. ...
Steyr-Daimler-Puch was a large manufacturing conglomerate based in Steyr, Austria. ...
The seal of the Deutsches Afrikakorps. ...
The Royal Sussex Regiment, a regiment in the British Army , was formed in 1881 from the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry) . // [edit] History [edit] 1st Battalion 1881 - 1914 Following its formation the 1st Battalion was sent to the Sudan...
The Centurion was the primary British Main Battle Tank of the immediate post-war era, and considered by many to be one of the best British tank designs of all time. ...
For the poem about the charge, see The Charge of the Light Brigade (poem). ...
The 7th Armoured Division (The Desert Rats) of the British Army was the most famous unit of its type in British service during World War II. It was a regular division in the Middle East, designated the Mobile Division at first, renamed the Armoured Division (Egypt) in September 1939, and...
Sup G There were two battles of El Alamein, both during 1942. ...
Temporary exhibitions are held each year, most recently on Victoria Crosses. The exhibition in summer 2007 will focus on the postcards of Donald McGill. For other uses, see Victoria Cross (disambiguation). ...
One of the cards used in evidence against McGill in 1954 Donald Fraser Gould McGill, (January 28, 1875 – October 13, 1962) was an English graphic artist whose name has become synonymous with a whole genre of saucy seaside postcards that were sold mostly in small shops in British coastal towns. ...
 General Von Arnim's Staff Car at the Museum Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x776, 369 KB) Harveyqs I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x776, 369 KB) Harveyqs I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
Opening Times The museum is open to the public from April through to November each year. Opening hours are usually Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm. It is closed Mondays except Bank Holidays. The winter months are used for building restoration and the creation of new displays.
Events The museum stages a number of events including wargaming shows, and holds activities in conjunction with Eastbourne Victorian Festival. Glory, an American Civil War game by GMT This article is about the civilian hobby. ...
For other places with the same name, see Eastbourne (disambiguation). ...
See also Dymchurch Redoubt was built near Dymchurch, Kent,between 1804 and 1810 to support the associated Martello Towers. ...
Harwich Redoubt is a circular fort built in 1808 to defend the port of Harwich, Essex from Napoleonic invasion. ...
Littlehamton Redoubt was built to protect the entrance to the River Arun at Littlehampton. ...
External links - Redoubt Fortress Museum
- Eastbourne Redoubt
- Eastbourne Redoubt [1]
- Eastbourne Borough Council site [2]
- Armstrong 100 pounder on St.Antony's Hill Eastbourne [3]]
- Tower 68 on St.Antony's Hill [[4]]
- Tower 73 The Wish Tower [[5]]
- The Royal Sussex Regimental Association [6]
- Eastbourne Victorian Festival [7]
- 24 National Virtual Museum Website [8]
- 4th(Queen's Own )Hussars, 8th(King's Royal Irish) Hussars Victoria Crosses [9]
- Royal Sussex Regiment Victoria Crosses [10]
Coordinates: 50°46′26″N 0°18′02″E / 50.773974, 0.300437 Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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