18th–19th centuries: ce
Okumaya devam et...
← Previous revision | Revision as of 18:10, 9 May 2024 |
| Line 99: | Line 99: |
| ===18th–19th centuries=== | ===18th–19th centuries=== |
| [[File:Barracks at Pendennis Castle.jpg|thumb|Early 20th-century barracks]] | [[File:Barracks at Pendennis Castle.jpg|thumb|Early 20th-century barracks]] |
| Pendennis Castle continued in use through the 18th and 19th centuries under the command of successive captains, still operating in partnership with St Mawes. In 1714, Colonel Christian Lilly carried out an inspection of the fortification, finding it to be "in a very precarious condition" and noting that "the body of the fort having been for many years neglected is now is in a very ruinous condition".<ref name=Pattison2009P41>{{harvnb|Pattison|2009|p=41}}</ref> The parapets had collapsed, the ramparts could easily be scaled and the ditches were filled with brambles.<ref>{{harvnb|Tomlinson|1973|p=11}}</ref> Little was done to remedy this, however, until the 1730s, when the castle was extensively modernised.<ref name=Pattison2009P41/> The interior was redesigned, the ramparts were rebuilt and the castle's guns were replaced, incorporating new 18-pounder cannons.<ref name=Pattison2009P41/> | Pendennis Castle continued in use through the 18th and 19th centuries under the command of successive captains, still operating in partnership with St Mawes. In 1714, Colonel [[Christian Lilly]] carried out an inspection of the fortification, finding it to be "in a very precarious condition" and noting that "the body of the fort having been for many years neglected is now is in a very ruinous condition".<ref name=Pattison2009P41>{{harvnb|Pattison|2009|p=41}}</ref> The parapets had collapsed, the ramparts could easily be scaled and the ditches were filled with brambles.<ref>{{harvnb|Tomlinson|1973|p=11}}</ref> Little was done to remedy this, however, until the 1730s, when the castle was extensively modernised.<ref name=Pattison2009P41/> The interior was redesigned, the ramparts were rebuilt and the castle's guns were replaced, incorporating new 18-pounder cannons.<ref name=Pattison2009P41/> |
| During the [[American Revolutionary War]], France allied itself with the revolutionaries, causing [[Anglo-French War (1778–83)|war with Britain]] to break out in 1778.<ref name=Pattison2009P42>{{harvnb|Pattison|2009|p=42}}</ref> The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars followed, during which period Falmouth became an important military depot.<ref name=Pattison2009P42/> In 1795, the Crown purchased the castle's land from the Killigrew family, and reinforced the fortress to deal with the fresh threat of invasion.<ref>{{harvnb|Department of the Environment|1975|p=10}}; {{harvnb|Pattison|2009|pp=42–43}}; {{harvnb|Oliver|1875|p=10}}</ref> The government installed more guns and built a new gun position called the Half-Moon Battery just outside the 16th-century walls; the landward defences of Pendennis were reinforced, and a new barracks and other ancillary buildings were built inside the fortress.<ref>{{harvnb|Department of the Environment|1975|p=10}}; {{harvnb|Pattison|2009|pp=42–43}}</ref> At its peak, the castle was equipped with up to 48 artillery pieces.<ref name=Pattison2009P42/> A new volunteer unit of artillery was formed in Falmouth to support the forts around the harbour, many of them carrying out training using Pendennis's guns before then deploying elsewhere across Cornwall.<ref>{{harvnb|Maurice-Jones|2012|p=102}}</ref> | During the [[American Revolutionary War]], France allied itself with the revolutionaries, causing [[Anglo-French War (1778–83)|war with Britain]] to break out in 1778.<ref name=Pattison2009P42>{{harvnb|Pattison|2009|p=42}}</ref> The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars followed, during which period Falmouth became an important military depot.<ref name=Pattison2009P42/> In 1795, the Crown purchased the castle's land from the Killigrew family, and reinforced the fortress to deal with the fresh threat of invasion.<ref>{{harvnb|Department of the Environment|1975|p=10}}; {{harvnb|Pattison|2009|pp=42–43}}; {{harvnb|Oliver|1875|p=10}}</ref> The government installed more guns and built a new gun position called the Half-Moon Battery just outside the 16th-century walls; the landward defences of Pendennis were reinforced, and a new barracks and other ancillary buildings were built inside the fortress.<ref>{{harvnb|Department of the Environment|1975|p=10}}; {{harvnb|Pattison|2009|pp=42–43}}</ref> At its peak, the castle was equipped with up to 48 artillery pieces.<ref name=Pattison2009P42/> A new volunteer unit of artillery was formed in Falmouth to support the forts around the harbour, many of them carrying out training using Pendennis's guns before then deploying elsewhere across Cornwall.<ref>{{harvnb|Maurice-Jones|2012|p=102}}</ref> |
Okumaya devam et...