Lexicographical Neighbors of Caponiers
Literary usage of Caponiers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Siege and Fall of Port Arthur by W. Richmond Smith (1905)
"... with a view to destroying the caponiers and filling in the moats—An important
advance of the investing lines west of 203 Metre Hill. ..."
2. Field Works, Their Technical Construction and Tactical Application by Charles Booth Brackenbury (1888)
"Field casemates—Tiers of fire—Supply of ammunition—Head
cover— Loopholes—Revetments—Embrasures—Cover for
guns -Platforms —Stockades—Tambours—caponiers—Keeps ..."
3. A Treatise Containing the Practical Part of Fortification: In Four Parts by John Muller (1755)
"... to the bottom of the ditch, whereas the others are made in the form of all
other parapets. caponiers made from the body of the place to the outworks, ..."
4. Text Book of Fortification and Military Engineering by Royal Military Academy (Sandhurst), Royal Military Academy (Great Britain), Royal Military Academy (Great Britain (1893)
"caponiers and Flanking Galleries. o which for some local reason, such as the
proximity of cover, 441. In the case of works of particular importance, ..."
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