A hornwork is an element of the Italian bastion system of fortification. Its face is flanked with a pair of half- bastions. It is distinguished from a crownwork, because crownworks contain full bastions at their centers. They are both outworks.
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A hornwork is an element of the Italian bastion system of fortification. Its face is flanked with a pair of half- bastions. It is distinguished from a crownwork, because crownworks contain full bastions at their centers. They are both outworks.
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