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 Army Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse historical landmark ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
function coastal defense ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ
garrison United States Army Coast Artillery troops ⓘ
heritageDesignation historic military site ⓘ
locatedIn Fort Mills ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Cavite ⓘ
Luzon ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Manila Bay ⓘ
locatedOn Corregidor Island ⓘ
linked to: Corregidor
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 ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

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Fort Mills → hasPart → Battery Geary ⓘ