A hornwork is an element of the Italian bastion system of fortification. Its face is flanked with a pair of half-bastions. It is distinguished from a crownwork, because crownworks contain full bastions at their centers. They are both outworks.
References
- From Cyclopaedia
- Europaeum Theatrum, Volume 5, plate 12. Published in 1651 in Frankfurt am Main.
 | This military base or fortification article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |