Toulon fortifications in 1707 (Siege of Toulon 1707, part IV)

Toulon fortifications in 1707
from Kloot's drawing
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Toulon in 1707 was a well-fortified town with a modern earth wall with 7 bastions. They were well-armed with cannons from disarmed ships of Toulon squadron (link). There were two gates, one (St. Lazare) between Minims & St. Bernard bastions, & the other (New) between Royal & Arsenal bastions.   

Toulon fortifications (see at the left):

A - Mimins bastion

B - St. Bernard bastion

C - St. Ursule bastion 

D - De la Fonderie (Foundry) bastion

E - Royal bastion

F - Arsenal bastion

G - Du Marais a Gauche

H - batteries at New Dock

I - batteries at Old Dock

J - Ponche-Rimade bastion

K - earth redoubt at Minims bastion

L - entrenched field camp

Toulon bastion's armament in 1707 (from east to west):

Bastion	On bastion	On curtain	Mortars	Bullets	Bombs
Minims	22 24-pdr	9 24-pdr	2 16-inches	3100	400
St. Bernard	4 36-pdr 26 24-pdr	6 24-pdr	2 15-inches 1 9-inches	3600	500
St. Ursule	4 36-pdr 21 24-pdr	18 24-pdr	2 16-inches	4300	400
De la Fonderie	24 24-pdr	18 36-pdr	2 15-inches	4200	400
Royal	35 24-pdr	12 24-pdr	1 15-inches	3700	600
L’Arsenal	35 24-pdr	-	1 15-inches 2 9-inches	3500	600
Du Marais a Gauche	4 12-pdr	4 8-pdr (in casemates)	-	nd	nd

The total is 242 cannons & 13 mortars.

Bastion Ponche-Rimade was armed with 6 cannons (of 24-pdr?), batteries at New dock – 8 cannons, batteries at Old dock – 2 cannons & 2 mortars.  

Also French built entrenched camp for a field army to the north from a town. Its continuous revetment was from Ursula bastion to the hills & was well armed with naval cannons. According to Londe the artillery of the entrenched camp & forts around Toulon totaled 204 cannons & 5 mortars.

Allies bombarded only Minims, St. Bernard & Ponche-Rimade bastions during the siege.