Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 49
... communication to the troops being the responsibility of tesserarii . In the morning , once the force had been aroused and fed , a tuba call gave the signal for all the tents to be struck and folded ; at the second call the waggons and ...
... communication to the troops being the responsibility of tesserarii . In the morning , once the force had been aroused and fed , a tuba call gave the signal for all the tents to be struck and folded ; at the second call the waggons and ...
Page 94
... communication of any army - rebel or foreign - passing through the area . Therefore , it could not be left to wither on the vine and would have to be neutralised by capture or siege . Either operation would inflict casualties on the ...
... communication of any army - rebel or foreign - passing through the area . Therefore , it could not be left to wither on the vine and would have to be neutralised by capture or siege . Either operation would inflict casualties on the ...
Page 116
... Communication . 3. Batteries . 4. Forts for Defence or the Trenches . a Sap . 6. a Mine . i . Ravelins . k . Hali Moons . 1. Grown Work . m . Bonnet or Priests Cap . n . Counter Guard . o . Bastions , P. Bastions with Ciren lar Flanks ...
... Communication . 3. Batteries . 4. Forts for Defence or the Trenches . a Sap . 6. a Mine . i . Ravelins . k . Hali Moons . 1. Grown Work . m . Bonnet or Priests Cap . n . Counter Guard . o . Bastions , P. Bastions with Ciren lar Flanks ...
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