Wrights Hill Fortress is a coastal battery in the Karori suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. Built from 1942 to 1944 to house 3 9.2" guns, only 2 were installed, and the fort never saw action. In military science, a battery is a group of artillery or cannon, so grouped in order to facilitate battlefield communication and the organization of barrages. ... City-end Karori from Wrights Hill Karori is a suburb located at the western edge of the urban area of Wellington, New Zealand, some four kilometres from the city centre. ... Panorama of Wellington from Mount Victoria at night Alternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation) Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke) is the capital city of New Zealand and the countrys second largest urban area. ... New Zealand is an independent sovereign state in the south-western Pacific Ocean. ...
It is similar in design to the Stony Batter battery near Auckland. Stony Batter is the generic name for a privately-owned farm and extensive vineyards at the northeastern end of Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ...
The fort is in the hands of a preservation society and can be visited on regular open days.
Links
Wrights Hill Fortress Restoration Society (http://www.whfrs.org.nz/)
Long Hill's corps was composed of the divisions of R. Anderson, Heth and Wilcox, and his artillery was commanded by Col. R.
Wright of the 6th corps, was to have moved forward on Warren's right, but owing to the dense thickets and the uneven surface of the ground, he was unable to connect with Griffin's line in time to carry out the original plan of attack.
Hill advanced against this line, but received such a galling fire that he speedily retired and for the next two hours everything was quiet, except for the almost constant firing of the skirmishers.
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