10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPONIER»
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A Course of Elementary Fortification: Including Rules, ...
with the bottom of the ditch ; and then add to your figure, by drawing a loop-hole
in each of the side walls. Sometimes a casemated caponier is sunk so much, that
the sills' of the loop-holes are on the level of the ditch. Sometimes the earth is ...
Sir Charles William Pasley, 1822
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Index Universalis Multilingualis: Deutsch - Französisch - ...
caponier (3) _ Mittelgrabenwehr/ Frontgrabenwehr/ Hauptgraben-Kaponniere I
Mittelkaponniere _ caponnière, 7I108 caponier-casemate _ kasemattierte
Grabenwehr _ caponnière casematée, 7/107 caponnière (1) _ caponier _
Grabenwehr!
K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company, Walter De Gruyter, 2003
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Papers on Subjects Connected with the Duties of the Corps of ...
I thought from his first paper that he was opposed to the caponier system of
procuring flank defence ; that he objected to the galleries, communications, and
dark passages. It would not appear from his present paper that he is so opposed
to it ...
Great Britain. Corps of Royal Engineers, 1864
4
Bastions and Barbed Wire
The excavation trench was positioned at the narrowing of the ditch created by the
presence of the southern caponier and was approximately 4.4 m long by 1.5 m
wide. Initial observation of the southern of the two rock ditches suggested that the
...
Tony Pollard, Iain Banks, 2008
5
Course of Military Instruction Orginally Composed for the ...
Upon the ground line, outwards, mark points on each side, at an equal distance,
to show the foot of the small glacis of the caponier. - Draw the slopes of these
glacis, directing them from the crest of each parapet, upon the two last-marked ...
Sir Charles William Pasley, 1817
6
Papers on Subjects Connected with the Duties of the Corps of ...
The breaching of a caponier (C fig. 1). Ill Test of the penetration of the 15 CM. (
coil) gun (B fig. 1). IV. The breaching of the right face of bastion IV. (D fig. 1). V.
The breaching of the right face of ravelin III. (E fig. 1 ). VI. The breaching of the
right ...
Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers, Sir Henry James, Griffith George Lewis, 1874
7
Blockhouse: Siege, Artillery, Bunker. Second Boer War, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In military science, a blockhouse is a small, isolated fort in the form of a single building.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
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American Artillerist's Companion: Or Elements of Artillery. ...
the lines by a caponier made in the ditch of the redan opposite to the flanked
angle and meeting at the middle of the gorge of the lunette; towards the lunette
the caponier is 15 feet wide, and 30 towards the lines- At the extremity towards
the ...
9
French Fortifications, 1715-1815: An Illustrated History
The central flanking work resulting from this arrangement was the caponier. The
caponier (a flanking work defending a ditch by extending into it or across it,
designed by early 16th century Italians) was reintroduced, developed and
enormously ...
Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage, 2009
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Conserving the Enlightenment: French Military Engineering ...
A feature of Montalembert's system that illustrates both the importance of
firepower and military architecture in his scheme of fortification was the caponier [
caponniere]. Initially, the caponier had been a communicating path that cut
across the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPONIER»
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What's on for Friday, May 15, 2015
... Tunnel and West Demi Caponier, before a visit to the Officers' Mess in the Redan for a glass of Madeira wine and a slice of Madeira cake. «Portsmouth News, May 15»
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot at Fort Nelson
The sessions then reach an exciting climax, as Guy Fawkes "blows up" the Fort's North Caponier, using audio-visual special effects, rather than ... «AboutMyArea, Oct 14»
FESTIVAL REPORT: Fort Process
Descending deeper into the Caponier, at the end of a long deep tunnel, six foot high at the peak of its flaking arch I find a giant bell waiting to be ... «The Quietus, Sep 14»
PREVIEW: Fort Process
"All of the sound art will be happening within the Eastern Magazine, and that's a subterranean bunker that leads to a caponier which is jutting ... «The Quietus, Jul 14»
A&M's Alcatraz research continues to reveal underground forts …
Early results appear to indicate that a "caponier," or part of an original fortified wall, still lies buried underground on the notorious island in San ... «Houston Chronicle, Mar 14»
An Old Military Fortress Found Under The Alcatraz Prison
We know that the soldiers constructed what was called a 'caponier,' a large concrete and brick structure that extended outward so that if ... «Counsel & Heal, Mar 14»
Alcatraz reveals its darkest secret: Hidden military fortress beneath …
We know that the soldiers constructed what was called a 'caponier,' a large concrete and brick structure that extended outward so that if ... «Tech Times, Mar 14»
Shoreham Fort recruitment day sets ball rolling for bumper year
Mrs Penfold explained the only indoor area currently available was the caponier, which is small and damp. “Last Monday, it was under a foot of ... «West Sussex Gazette, Feb 14»
Texas A&M research team using radar to recreate underground …
From the caponier, the soldiers could fire canons at different angles. The fortress became a military prison during the Civil War, according to ... «The Eagle, Jan 14»
Unlocking The Secrets Of Alcatraz
We know that the soldiers constructed what was called a “˜caponier,' a large concrete and brick structure that extended outward so that if ... «Texas A&M University, Jan 14»
