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The first to mount a breach, to effect a lodgment in an outwork, to enter a newly discovered mine, was sure to perish.
THE CORNET OF HORSEG. A. HENTYSaint Jean d'Angely, on the Boutonne, was the only remaining outwork, whose capture must precede an attack on the citadel itself.
HISTORY OF THE RISE OF THE HUGUENOTSHENRY BAIRDThe boulevard of the Tournelles on the other hand is modern, an outwork formed expressly for the use of cannon.
BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORYH. B. (HEREFORD BROOKE) GEORGEBeyond this outwork two arches of the bridge were cut and replaced by a movable platform.
THE LIFE OF JOAN OF ARC, VOL. 1 AND 2 (OF 2)ANATOLE FRANCEThen the troops dashed forward, and forced their way into the outwork.
THE CORNET OF HORSEG. A. HENTYThe fourth side is formed by the east walls of the Kremlin, of which the Kitai Gorod appears to have been an outwork.
FRED MARKHAM IN RUSSIAW. H. G. KINGSTONThe outwork mounted three small guns, and a few others were divided between the usual square flanking defences of a Chinese wall.
TI-PING TIEN-KWOHLIN-LEAccess to it is defended by Fort Scarpe, a powerful outwork, capable of standing a separate siege.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOL. 60, NO. 373, NOVEMBER 1846VARIOUSThe barbican, or outwork of the fortification, was situated beyond the outer ditch, if it ever existed.
A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF NORWICHA. D. BAYNEBoth structures formed part of the same outwork and are mentioned under the common title of "The Mountain Fort."
MONTREAL 1535-1914 UNDER THE FRENCH RGIMEWILLIAM HENRY ATHERTONWORDS RELATED TO OUTWORK
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