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jeopardy/1877_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  INNOVATIONS | Sebastien Vauban changed this military operation by using zigzag trenches to reach the defending fortress | Siege (lay siege to a fort). right:.
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trench warfare | Britannica.com  Jun 23, 2015 ... The opposing systems of trenches are usually close to one another. ... engineer Sbastien Le Prestre de Vauban for the attack of fortresses in the 17th century. ... both sides to make use of trenches in the American Civil War (186165). ... Each trench was dug in a type of zigzag so that no enemy, standing at...
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Comprehensive history of military earthworks in America  Military earthworks have been with us since the first stirrings of organized warfare. ... Although technologies have changed, the underlying military logic of defense has .... of the bastion system was Sebastien le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707). ... to the fortress beyond artillery range, and then digging a zigzag trench (a sap)...
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VAUBAN!S SIEGE LEGACY IN THE WAR OF THE SPANISH ...  Sbastien le Prestre de Vauban with significantly reducing these costs by toppling ..... large4scale military operations could normally be sustained only with the onset of .... was no means to silence [a fortress!s] defending artillery and to batter the ...... method of approach by zigzag trenches on lines at right angles to the.
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Fortification and Siege Warfare - Cosmeo  Related branches of the art of military engineering. ... Fortification deals with the design and construction of defensive structures; siege warfare ... World War I, when trenches and other temporary defense works became permanent fortifications. ... science by the French engineer Sbastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707).
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The first and the last - We've got a story to tell you  For the first time since the Battle of Waterloo, the British army had taken action in ... On 4 August 1914 German troops crossed the Meuse just north of Lige and .... Soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force, as it left for France in the second ... of the war, when generals rarely left well protected bunkers miles from the front,...
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Trench warfare - Wikipedia  Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of .... After the buildup of forces in 1915, the Western Front became a stalemated .... The guidelines for British trench construction stated that it would take 450 men ..... The heavy machine gun was a specialist weapon, and in a static trench...
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Henry V Act 3, Scene 1 Summary - Shmoop  ... as he urges them on into a gap in the French fortifications: "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, / Or close the wall up with our English dead.
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Trench warfare - Wikipedia  Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of ... In the early modern era they were used to block possible lines of advance. ... who failed to adapt to the new conditions of trench warfare: class-ridden and ...... and the Belgians tried out goggles made of louvres to protect the eyes.
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The first and the last - We've got a story to tell you  On 4 August 1914 German troops crossed the Meuse just north of Lige and .... The day after the fall of the fort the devastated general wrote a letter to his King, ... of August 1914, German troops were massed on the border of neutral Belgium and .... siege when the city risked being encircled for months by an invading army.
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Maginot Line - Wikipedia  The Maginot Line named after the French Minister of War Andr Maginot, was a line of concrete fortifications, .... The decision to build the Maginot Line in 1929 was a tacit French admission ... French military chiefs were dubious about their ability to win another war against Germany on its own, especially an offensive war.
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Fortified Areas Of Europe. Top 3 - Caption Finder  These fortifications formed the basis of Germany's West Wall, also known as the Siegfried Line. ... The construction of a French defensive line began in 1929. ... that these emplacements would be used to defend against attacks by infantry .... We may wonder, what if the building of these defensive lines had been completed?
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Battle of Verdun - Wikipedia  The Battle of Verdun fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916, was one of the largest and ... By 6 March, 20 12 French divisions were in the RFV and a more extensive defence in depth had been constructed. ... observation of the ground from which French artillery had been firing over the river, onto the Meuse Heights.
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First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of the Somme, 1916  The attack was launched upon a 30 kilometre front, from north of the Somme river between Arras ... The plan was agreed upon by the new British Commander in Chief, ... back into their trenches by the effectiveness of the German machine gun response. ... The tanks were rolled out at 06:20 on the morning of 15 September.
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Blog - The Daring Escape of Lon Gambetta - Osprey Publishing  Oct 7, 2015 ... In early October 1870, with the city of Paris surrounded by the Prussian armies, French interior minister Lon Gambetta looked to make his escape. ... a hot-air balloon that would carry him from the besieged city of Paris to Tours. ... as well as Men-at-Arms 233: French Army 1870-71 Franco Prussian War (1)...
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A Perfect Platform, Part One: Building in Bonnefont | The ...  Aug 7, 2015 ... Gardeners Yvette Weaver and Bryan Stevenson transport a pole to ... two tall, straight poles to serve as the foundation for the structure. ... the top of the pole to tree stakes grounded at each corner of the bed below with ropes.
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The trench coat's forgotten WW1 roots - BBC News - BBC.com  Oct 5, 2014 ... As World War One took a stranglehold on Europe, the Allies and ... In 1879 Hampshire's Thomas Burberry developed gabardine, ... The coats were first used in the Boer War in 1895 - Burberry developed ... trench coat during World War One including Thresher and Glenny, .... Trump Tower in New York City...
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Battle of The Bulge | HistoryNet  It was a German offensive intended to drive a wedge between the American and ... and the Low Countries and recapture the port of Antwerp in The Netherlands to deny ... It fell far short of its goals but managed to create a bulge in the American .... intending to take Antwerp, Belgium, and split Allied forces in Western Europe.
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Maginot Line - Wikipedia  The Maginot Line named after the French Minister of War Andr Maginot, was a line of concrete ... The French established the fortification to give their army time to mobilize in the event of attack, ... Maginot was another veteran of World War I; he became the French Minister of Veteran ..... 75 mm (3.0 in) Turret model 1932.
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Saratoga: The Tide Turns on the Frontier ... - National Park Service  As American numbers and marksmanship began to weaken the British ... Clinton was supposedly preparing to move north toward Albany from New York City, but ... the Balcarres Redoubt (a log-and-earthen work on the Freeman Farm that was ... American Revolution because the defeat of the British encouraged France to...
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The Outbreak of War - FreedomFlix  In 189394 the French negotiated a military alliance with Russia called the Dual ..... 1916, the Germans opened a devastating attack against the French fortress city of Verdun. Verdun's defenders were commanded by General Henri-Philippe Ptain. ... But it had cost France approximately 500,000 casualties to hold the city.