Trenches, to contain the as- , sailants, had been excavated parallel to the works of the fortress to be attacked, from the earliest times. Vauban's improvement consisted in tracing, the approach or communication from the parallel, so that it should not... Chronological epitome of the wars in the Low countries, from the Peace of ... - Page 36 by sir James Carmichael Smyth (1st bart.) - 1825 - 80 pages Full view -
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