 | 1839 - 426 pages
...of it, although some are from Officers in our own service, who had seen it in their travels. I was surprised to find a high rampart in good • repair, built on a scarped mound, about thirty-five feet high, flanked by numerous towers, and surrounded by a fausse braie and a wet ditch,... | |
 | James Outram - Afghan Wars - 1840 - 286 pages
...The place was described as very weak, and completely commanded from a range of hills to the north. When we came before it, on the morning of the 21st...high, flanked by numerous towers, and surrounded by a fausse-braye and wet ditch. The irregular figure of the " enceinte" gave a good flanking fire, whilst... | |
 | James Outram - Afghan Wars - 1840 - 290 pages
...The place was described as very weak, and completely commanded from a range of hills to the north. When we came before it, on the morning of the 21st...high, flanked by numerous towers, and surrounded by a fausse-braye and wet ditch. The irregular figure of the " enceinte" gave a good flanking fire, whilst... | |
 | Richard Hartley Kennedy - Afghan Wars - 1840 - 642 pages
...The place was described as very weak, and completely commanded from a range of hills to the north. When we came before it on the morning of the 21st...rampart in good repair, built on a scarped mound about thirty-five feet high, flanked by numerous towers, and surrounded by a fausse-braye and wet ditch.... | |
 | Richard Hartley Kennedy - Afghan Wars - 1840 - 338 pages
...was surprised to find a high rampart in good repair,* built on a scarped mound, about, thirty-five feet high, flanked by numerous towers, and surrounded by a fausse braye and a wet ditch, whilst the height of the citadel covered the interior from the commanding fire of the hills... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1841 - 928 pages
...The place was described as very weak, and completely commanded from a range of hills to the north. When we came before it on the morning of the 21st...rampart in good repair, built on a scarped mound, about thirty-five feet high, flanked by numerous towers, and surrounded by afaussebraie, and a wet ditch.... | |
 | Books - 1841 - 902 pages
...The place was described as very weak, and completely commanded from a range of hills to the north. When we came before it on the morning of the 21st...rampart in good repair, built on a scarped mound, about thirty-five feet high, flanked by numerous towers, and surrounded by afaussebraie, and a wet ditch.... | |
 | William Hough - Afghan Wars - 1841 - 602 pages
...although some are from officers from our own service, who had seen it in their travels." 3. " I was surprised to find a high rampart in good repair, built...high, flanked by numerous towers, and surrounded by a ' Faussebraye' and a wet ditch, whilst the height of the ' Citadel' covered the interior from the commanding... | |
 | William Hough - Afghan Wars - 1841 - 600 pages
...although some are from officers from our own service, who had seen it in their travels." 3. " I was surprised to find a high rampart in good repair, built...high, flanked by numerous towers, and surrounded by a ' Faussebraye' and a wet ditch, whilst the height of the ' Citadel' covered the interior from the commanding... | |
 | English literature - 1842 - 600 pages
...strengthened, externally guarded from alarms, by being " built on a scarped mound, about thirty-five feet high, flanked by numerous towers, and surrounded by a fausse braye, and a wet ditch, whilst the height of the citadel covered the interior from the commanding fire of the hills... | |
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enceinte" gave a good flanking fire, whilst the height of the citadel covered the interior from the commanding fire of the hills to the north, rendering it nugatory. 
