Defending From Land Assault

Defending From Land Assault (HMWFP)

Location: Newport, RI 02840 Newport County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 28.656', W 71° 20.299'

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Think about how difficult a land attack against Fort Adams would be. First, you would have to capture the Redoubt, located a quarter mile to the south. You would then have to charge up the sloping glacis to the Southern front. Finally, you would have to contend with cannon and musket fire from the exterior ditch, tenaille, exterior front and interior ditch. Remember that your own cannon fire is ineffective due to the materials and geometry of the fort's construction.
How about a tunneling attack? You could dig under the walls and blow them up to create a breech. The fort's builders, however, left nothing to chance. They constructed listening tunnels where soldiers could detect tunneling operations. When sounds of digging were heard, the defenders would dig their own tunnel in the direction of the sounds. When close, they would set charges and destroy the enemy tunnels.

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Redoubt - A small fort with its own defenses near a larger fort.
Glacis - A gentle slope of land away from the fort without any cover.
Exterior Front - Outer land defenses of the fort.
Ditch - A defensive trench that helps prevent attack and channelizes the enemy.
Tenaille - A wide angular defensive work used to protect the main walls.
Listening Tunnels - Tunnels designed so a soldier could hear the sounds of enemy digging.
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HM NumberHMWFP
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Placed ByFort Adams State Park
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 3:46am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 304763 N 4594416
Decimal Degrees41.47760000, -71.33831667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 28.656', W 71° 20.299'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 28' 39.36" N, 71° 20' 17.94" W
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Area Code(s)401
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 64 Jackson Rd, Newport RI 02840, US
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