escalade

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These provided flanking fire along the front; they also afforded refuges for the garrison in case of a successful escalade, and from them the platform could be enfiladed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

An attempt to escalade the fortress was made, under the guidance of a native goat-herd.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick

“What! are you certain of this?” cried he, eagerly; “is there not one side on which escalade is possible?”

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 by

The escalade of masonry escarpments eighteen feet high can never be successful without much preparation.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count

He stopped suddenly, and gazed for a moment at the riband on the top of the escalade.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various