Redoubt Fortress
Eastbourne’s Redoubt Fortress was built between 1804 and 1810 to support the associated Martello Towers in defending against the threat of an invasion by Napoleon.
Now a military museum contains military collections of The Royal Sussex Regiment, The Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars, 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.
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Redoubt Fortress, Eastbourne, Eastbourne, East Sussex , United Kingdom
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