Princess Royal's Battery

Princess Royal's Battery
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Upper Rock Nature Reserve, Gibraltar
Princess Royal's Battery in 1903 with 6 inch BL Mark VII gun
Map of a portion of Willis's Plateau, including Princess Anne's Battery, Princess Amelia's Battery, Willis' Magazine and Princess Royal's Battery
Princess Royal's Battery
Coordinates	36°08′46″N 5°20′46″W / 36.146180°N 5.346166°W / 36.146180; -5.346166
Type	Artillery Battery
Site information
Owner	Government of Gibraltar
Site history
Built	c. 1705
In use	Decommissioned

Princess Royal's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on Willis's Plateau at the northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, just southeast of Princess Anne's Battery. Formerly known as Willis's Battery, and later, Queen Anne's Battery or Queen's Battery, it was renamed in the late 18th century after Charlotte, Princess Royal, the eldest daughter of George III. The battery was active from the early 18th century until at least the mid-20th century. However, it has been decommissioned and guns are no longer present. Princess Royal's Battery is listed with the Gibraltar Heritage Trust.

Princess Royal's Battery is in Gibraltar, the British Overseas Territory at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. The artillery battery is one of several located on Willis's Plateau, named after a British artillery officer commended for his actions during the capture of Gibraltar in 1704. During the early 18th century, the batteries on that plateau were referred to as the Willis's Batteries. Princess Royal's Battery is positioned at the northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, southeast of Princess Anne's Battery, and in proximity to the entrance to the Middle Galleries, the 18th century tunnels.

While referred to in the early 18th century as Willis's Battery, it was later known as Queen Anne's Battery or Queen's Battery. After the Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783), it was again renamed after Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766–1828), the eldest daughter of King George III (1738–1820) and Queen Charlotte (1744–1818). In 1797, at age 30, the Princess Royal married Frederick, the Crown Prince of Wurttemberg (1754–1816).