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D. Close with barrier forts the lines necessary to an enemy across mountains or marshes.
E. Make a central place behind a mountain chain as a pivot for the army watching it.
F. Defend mountain roads by provisional fortifications.
G. Make a large place in each theatre of war which is far from the principal theatre, and where the enemy might wish to establish himself.
H. Fortify coasts and harbours. |
| From Brialmont’s Progrès de la défense des états et de la fortification depuis Vauban, by permission of Commandant G. Meeüs. |
| Fig. 48. |
Objections to these proposals will be readily supplied by the
