{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Counterguard - Newikis","description":"The counterguard (German: Kontergarde, French: contre-garde) is an outwork in a bastioned fortification system that usually comprises only a low rampart and which is sited in front of the actual fortress moat that runs around the bastions or ravelins. The rampart way of a counterguard is, however,…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400,"thumbnail_url":"https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Malta_-_Valletta_-_St._Michael%27s_Counterguard_%2B_Gzira_%28St._Michael%27s_Bastion%29_01_ies.jpg/1280px-Malta_-_Valletta_-_St._Michael%27s_Counterguard_%2B_Gzira_%28St._Michael%27s_Bastion%29_01_ies.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":853}