Forts of Pensacola Bay: Advanced Redoubt | In Your Own Backyard | WSRE

The third episode of In Your Own Backyard’s “Forts of Pensacola Bay” series focuses on the Advanced Redoubt, a unique 19th century structure located at present-day Naval Air Station Pensacola. Construction began on the Advanced Redoubt in 1845, and it saw action during the Civil War. The Advanced Redoubt was designed to help protect Fort Barrancas from land-based attacks. Gulf Islands National Seashore park ranger Jeff Massey takes viewers on a guided tour, rich in historical detail, of this important but not-often visited part of the defensive system of the former Pensacola Navy Yard. Unlike Forts McRee, Pickens and Barrancas, which protected the entrance to Pensacola’s harbor, the Redoubt was designed solely to defend against an attack by ground troops. “In Your Own Backyard” is hosted by Sherri Hemminghaus Weeks.