One British response to the threat of Napoleon was to ring the English coasts with a series of heavily fortified observation towers. Over 200 of these towers were eventually built at enormous expense, not only on the British Isles, but in Australia, the West Indies and the Mediterranean.After the Napoleonic Wars some of the towers were demolished for building materials but many were dressed into service for storage and residence. While 43 towe...
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