document.write("<table><tr><td><p>A crude triangular work protruding from the wall - the precursor to the bastion. Redans were commonly used in earthwork fortifications during the English Civil War and in fortified camps.</p></td></tr><tr><td><img src='http://www.fortified-places.com/glossary_redan.jpg' alt='A redan in the Civil War defences of Bristol.'></td></tr></table>");