Flag Bastion and Earthworks, Fort George National Historic Site, 51 Queen's Parade, Niagara on the Lake, ON
Excerpt from parkscanadahistory.com/brochures/fortgeorge/booklet-tour-...:
Flag Bastion: Overlooking the American Fort Niagara across the Niagara River and commanding a view of the river, this bastion is the fort's largest and was the most heavily armed. The largest calibre cannons were placed in the centre of the earthworks to oppose American batteries on the opposite shore.
Nine-pounder guns at either side covered the palisade walls and swept the dry ditch to protect against infantry attack. Below the bastion stretched the storehouses and wharves of Navy Hall, local headquarters for Britain's Great Lakes fleet. This military complex was destroyed by the Americans during the War of 1812. The reconstructed stone building is all that remains of Navy Hall today.
Flag Bastion and Earthworks, Fort George National Historic Site, 51 Queen's Parade, Niagara on the Lake, ON
Excerpt from parkscanadahistory.com/brochures/fortgeorge/booklet-tour-...:
Flag Bastion: Overlooking the American Fort Niagara across the Niagara River and commanding a view of the river, this bastion is the fort's largest and was the most heavily armed. The largest calibre cannons were placed in the centre of the earthworks to oppose American batteries on the opposite shore.
Nine-pounder guns at either side covered the palisade walls and swept the dry ditch to protect against infantry attack. Below the bastion stretched the storehouses and wharves of Navy Hall, local headquarters for Britain's Great Lakes fleet. This military complex was destroyed by the Americans during the War of 1812. The reconstructed stone building is all that remains of Navy Hall today.