🛡️ Redoubts of the World

These are notable redoubts — compact, self-reliant fortifications built to hold a point on its own, from Napoleonic coastal towers and Crimean war works to alpine strongpoints and river-delta bastions. Each profile shows where the redoubt stands, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

39 redoubts from 9 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any redoubt for its full profile.

Americas (7) Europe (30) Oceania (2)

Americas (7 redoubts)

Europe (30 redoubts)

Oceania (2 redoubts)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.