Battery Geary

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Battery Geary is a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the defensive fortifications at Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal artillery battery
military fortification
armament 12-inch mortar
coast artillery mortar
builtFor protection of Manila Bay
controlledBy United States Coast Artillery Corps
surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse historical landmark
tourist attraction
function coastal defense
harbor defense
garrison United States Coast Artillery Corps
surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery troops
heritageDesignation historic military site
locatedIn Fort Mills
Philippines
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Cavite
Luzon
locatedInBodyOfWater Manila Bay
locatedOn Corregidor
surface form: Corregidor Island
namedAfter General John Geary
operator United States Army
partOf Corregidor Island fortifications
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
defensive fortifications of Fort Mills
significance key element of Corregidor’s seacoast defenses
status ruins
usedBy United States forces
usedDuringConflict Battle of Corregidor (1942)
surface form: Battle of Corregidor

World War II

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Fort Mills hasPart Battery Geary