Aide-Memoire to the Military Sciences; Framed from Contributions of Officers of the Different Services Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 edition. Excerpt: ...adjoining to the ramparts, shall neither be shut up nor narrowed, without the plans for that purpose having been previously concerted in conjunction with the Military Engineers. 11. He will examine with care the site of all military buildings and establishments; the esplanades, and all other grounds connected with the fortification, so as to be able to judge what relation they bear to the Body of the Place in case of attack, or with the rest of the interior in case of alarm. He ought also to know the situation and capacity of such public and private buildings as might be converted into use, as well as what casemates and strongly arched cellars or cover there may be, to protect the provisions and to quarter the troops and the sick. Or what temporary means can be applied under the different circumstance of a siege to make them so.--Translator. And study how they are to be best secured in those tiroes, of usage or otherwise, against becoming an inlet to the besieger.--J. F. B. 12. He will examine carefully all the water-courses' in the interior of the place, the bridges and sluices, the rivers, canals, aqueducts, drains, &c, in order that all the issues by which an enemy might possibly get into the place be perfectly known to him: he will see that the gratings, or other contrivances for closing them, be kept in good order, and he will, personally, take the greatest care that none of the precautions against surprise be ever neglected. 'Blindage.' OF THE ARTILLERY AND AMMUNITION. 13. Of the Artillery and Ammunition.--The Commandant will draw up, in concert with the Commanding Officers of Artillery and Engineers, the plan for arming the fortress, with the number of pieces of ordnance which may be necessary, and their stores. He is to...