Annals of a FortressViollet-le-Duc, Eugène-Emmanuel
History
Annals of a Fortress
Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène-Emmanuel
Fortification -- France -- History; Fortification -- History; Siege warfare -- History
19. VIEW OF THE NORTH GATE 105
20. GENERAL VIEW OF THE GREAT SOUTHERN TÊTE DE PONT 106
21. THIRD SIEGE.--THE AGGER 123
22. " " WORK BEFORE THE EAST GATE 124
23. " " THE 'VALLUM' 125
24. " " THE NORTHERN SALIENT 126
25. " " BURNING OF THE WOODEN BRIDGE 128
26. " " THE ATTACK--THE MOVABLE BRIDGE INTENDED FOR
CROSSING THE SMALL ARM OF THE RIVER ABONIA 131
27. " " THE AGGER 139
28. " " THE ONAGER BATTERY 141
29. " " THE MINE AND COUNTER MINE 142
30. " " THE BREACH MINE 145
31. " " DEFENCE OF THE BREACH 146
32. " " THE BREACH OCCUPIED BY THE ASSAILANTS 147
33. " " MINING BENEATH THE NORTH-WEST CORNER TOWER 151
34. " " MINING BENEATH THE NORTHERN RAMPART WALL 153
35. THE OLD CASTLE OF LA ROCHE-PONT 167
36. THE CASTLE OF LA ROCHE-PONT OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY (_to face_)
168
37. BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE CASTLE OF LA ROCHE-PONT 172
38. BRETÈCHE OF THE BRIDGE 184
39. FOURTH SIEGE.--THE BURGUNDIAN INTRENCHMENT OF CONTRAVALLATION
185
40. " " NIGHT SORTIE OF THE GARRISON OF THE CASTLE
(_to face_) 187
41. " " THE BESIEGERS GET POSSESSION OF THE BARBICAN 191
42. " " THE CAT 193
43. " " THE BOSSON (_to face_) 197
44. " " THE BREACH AND THE BURNING OF THE NORTH GATE 199
45. " " THE TAKING OF THE BAILEY (_to face_) 210
46. " " THE SMALL BOSSON 212
47. " " THE MOVABLE TOWER (_to face_) 222
48. THE TOWN OF LA ROCHE-PONT IS FORTIFIED BY CHARLES THE BOLD 228
49. BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE NORTHERN BOULEVARD AND FRONT 230
50. MASONRY TOWER FOR ARTILLERY 231
51. BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF BOULEVARD AND RAMPARTS 233
52. TÊTE DE PONT AND CAVALIER 237
53. FIFTH SIEGE.--ATTACK ON THE NORTHERN BOULEVARD 243
54. " " DEFENCE OF THE NORTHERN BOULEVARD 249
55. " " ASSAULT ON THE BOULEVARD 253
56. " " ATTACK OF THE OLD FRONT (_to face_) 255
57. FIFTH SIEGE.--THE OLD NORTH GATE BATTERED BY FIRE ARTILLERY 256
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