May 13, 2016
Fortification Friday: Abattis and Slashings, let us get a clear VIEW these OBSTACLES
Fortification Friday: Abattis and Slashings, let us get a clear VIEW these OBSTACLES
Last Friday we considered Abattis(Mahan’s spelling, which I’ll honor in this discussion) and how those obstacles were placed to enhance the defense. We also considered descriptions offered by Colonel Junius Brutus Wheeler in his 1882 edition of the West Point curriculum on field fortifications. The material used to construct an abattis was, of course, felled trees. But we also should…
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