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Arco, Lake Garda, Italy Date: circa 1903
Romania - Eforie SudThe ruins of Soimos Fortress, Cetate, Romania Date: circa 1929
Bellinzona, Switzerland - Castelgrande and the Cathedral. The site of the Castelgrande has been fortified since at least the late 1st Century BC
Viking RuinsThe ruins of a fine dry stone building, reputed to have once been the stronghold of the former Norse Chieftains of the islands, Jarlshof, Sumburgh, Shetland, Scotland. Date: 9th or 10th century
American infantry in action near St Mihiel, France, WW1American troops of the 167th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, dug in and defending a farm used as a temporary stronghold, near St Mihiel, north eastern France, during the First World War
Arco, Lake Garda, Italy - CypressesThe ruins of the Castle and the distinctive hillside Cyress Trees at Arco, above Lake Garda, Italy Date: circa 1910s
Basuto Gun War, 1880 - Thaba BosigoThaba Bosigo, the stronghold of the Basuto chief Masupha, in South Africa. Date: 1880
Croatia - Trogir - Kamerlengo CastleView of Kamerlengo Castle/Fortress at Trogir, Croatia. Built by the Republic of Venice Date: circa 1906
Fort Jalali, Muscat, Oman
Al-Mirani Fort, Muscat, OmanAl-Mirani Fort (the old Portuguese Fort), Muscat, Oman
Destroyed gun cupola in Belgium WWIAnnihilated gun dome part of the stronghold at Namur in Belgium during World War I
Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Fort PeshawarThe Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location
Battle of the Somme 1918A German stronghold at the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1918
Egypt - The CitadelA line of wonderful old taxi cabs parked below the imposing fortifications of the Cairo Citadel
Egypt - Cairo - The Citadel and villageArabian Village set under the imposing walls of the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - fixing telegraph wiresFixing telegraph wires on the road to the Prah river. The Ashanti warriors had crossed this river to reach the coast where they tried to maintain a stronghold
Germanys eastern stronghold which suffered the fate of Liege and Antwerp: Men of the German Garrison at Tsing-Tau
The Demolition of Heligoland, Germany, 1947Aerial photograph showing the destruction of the former naval base on Heligoland, Germany, on 18th April 1947. Heligoland had been a stronghold for German military forces during both World Wars
Tabor in 17th CenturyFounded by Hussite leader Zizka, this was a protestant stronghold during the Hussite wars of the 15th century
Schinss, IranA pirate stronghold on the Straits of Hormuz. A British warship is anchored in the foreground
Attack on Linga, IranBritish forces attack the pirate stronghold of Linga, on the Straits of Hormuz. Dhows are seen burning on the left
Attack on SchinssBritish soldiers from Bombay prepare to attack the pirate stronghold of Schirss, in the Persian Gulf
Iran / LufiA pirate stronghold on the Straits of Hormuz. A British warship is anchored in the foreground
France Chateau GaillardChateau Gaillard, above Les Andelys in Normandie, was the stronghold of Richard I of England
The British Expedition Against Havana, 1762Illustration of the British Fleet, under Sir George Pocock, entering Havana Harbour on 14th August 1762. In the centre of the image can be seen Morro Castle; an important stronghold to the east of
Catania BombardedCatania, Sicily, stronghold of the independence movement, is bombarded by the warships of the kingdom of Naples and Two Sicilies
Morocco / AsilahA Phoenician trading post circa 1500 BCE, a pirate stronghold in the 19th century, today a tourist resort - theres progress for you !
Geriah Fort. IndiaGeriah is a notorious pirate stronghold, until February 1756 when the East India Company send admiral Watson and Clive to seize the town and burn the ships
Corfe Castle / Dorset / 30SCORFE CASTLE It was built by King John and was one of the last Royalist stronghold in the English Civil War
Louis in the TempleLouis implores his friends outside France to rescue him : for greater security, the authorities confine him in the Temple prison, once the stronghold of the Templars
Austrians V Turks - 2After successfully besieging a Turkish stronghold, Austrian officers watch as prisoners are led out of the battered fortress
Basing House BesiegedBASING HOUSE, a strategically located Royalist stronghold, is attacked periodically by the Parliament army : eventually Cromwell takes it and burns it to the ground
British Charge at PilkemDuring the battle of Passchendaele, British infantry charge at Pilkem ridge and bomb the Germans out of their stronghold
Attack on GeriahGeriah Fort, northwest India, stronghold of Maratha pirate Tulagee Angria, is attacked and taken by a combined British/Portuguese force under admirals Pocock and Watson