Note 9 — Chapter XIV · THE SIEGE OF BADAJOZ. 1812.
Reading edition
The glacis is the part beyond the covert-way to which it forms the parapet.
Fougasse is a small mine, six or seven feet under ground, generally formed in the glacis or dry ditch.
Reading edition
The glacis is the part beyond the covert-way to which it forms the parapet.
Fougasse is a small mine, six or seven feet under ground, generally formed in the glacis or dry ditch.