The Battery is a landmark defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina. Named for a civil-war coastal defense artillery battery at the site, it stretches along the lower shores of the Charleston peninsula, bordered by the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, which meet here to form Charleston harbor. Today it is a place of beauty, historical architecture, and of course, fragrant sea air. Tourists and locals alike cherish leisurely walks along the iconic Battery year-round.