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Abatis "Abatis consisting of trees lying parallel to each other with the branches pointing in the general direction of approach and interlaced. All leaves and small twigs should be removed and the stiff end... |
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Blockhouse Fortification constructed of timber, muskets and cann0n fire from within.... |
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Blockhouse A blockhouse for soldiers.... |
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Blockhouse Blockhouses, built of heavy logs with the second story overhanging the first, were created for defense against enemies.... |
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Bomb and Splinter Proof, Fort Wagner A bomb and splinter proof in Fort Wagner.... |
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Camp, Military An illustration of makeshift military camp.... |
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Cavalry barrier "Heavy obstacles employed in Manchuria by the Russians." — Moss, 1914... |
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Cavalry obstacle "A formidable obstacle against cavalry consists of railroad ties planted at intervals of 10 feet with tops four and a half feet above the ground, and connected by a line of rails spiked securely to ea... |
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Cheveaux de frise "They are usually made in sections of manageable length chained together at the ends." — Moss, 1914... |
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Constantinople An illustration of the fortification around Constantinople and soldiers firing cannons.... |
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Crown-Work "Crown-work, in Fortification, is formed to strengthen a weak front, or to occupy ground which might facilitate the enemy's operations. It consists of two faces inclined to each other at an angle, wi... |
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Curtain "Curtain, in Fortification, is the portion of rampart or wall between two bastions or two gates. In a regular siege, to batter down the curtain is one of the main operations depended on; and many of ... |
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Emplectum "That kind of masonry, much used in ancient fortification-walls, etc. in which the outside surfaces on both sides are formed of ashler laid in regular courses, and the inclosed space between them is f... |
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Fascine "A bundle of rods or small sticks of wood bound at both ends and in the middle, used in fortification, raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets." -Whitney, 1911... |
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Fort Duquesne Fort Duquesne (originally called Fort Du Quesne) was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in what is now downtown Pittsburgh in the Commonw... |
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Fort Garry, Interior of Fort Garry, also known as Upper Fort Garry, was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in what is now downtown Winnipeg. It was established in 1822 on ... |
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Fort Jefferson An illustration of Fort Jefferson which is located today in what is Dry Tortugas National Park. Dry Tortugas National Park preserves Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas section of the Florida Keys. T... |
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Fort Pitt The blockhouse and soldiers at Fort Pitt in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.... |
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Fort Taylor The Fort Zachary Taylor State Historic Site, better known simply as Fort Taylor, (or Fort Zach to locals), is a Florida State Park and National Historic Landmark centered on a Civil War-era fort locat... |
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Fort Wayne Fort Wayne was established 1839 in Indian Territory by Lt. Col. R.B. Mason of the 1st Dragoons. Named for Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, it was intended as a link in the great line of forts protecting the ... |
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Fortified Wall, Section "Section of Fortified Wall. (Interior on the left; exterior on the right.) a, a, is the abatis; b, b, the counterscarp; c, c, the palisade; d, d, the scarp; f, f, the fraise; f, e, g, g, the parapet; ... |
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Fraise "A fraise is a palisade horizontal, or nearly so, projecting from the scarp or counterscarp. A modern and better form consists of supports at 3 or 4 feet interval, connected by barbed wire, forming a... |
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Frise, Chevaux de Piece of timber travsversed with spikes of iron, or of wood pointed with iron, 5 or 6 feet long, used to defend a passage.... |
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Lookout armored A man standing in an armored lookout.... |
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Overhead cover "In determining the area of overhead cover to be provided, allow 6 sq. ft. per man for occupancy while on duty only, or 12 square ft. per man for continuous occupancy not of long duration. For long o... |
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