Definitions: Rampart

How they were designed, built and protected armies and strategic areas.
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Definitions: Rampart

Post by pud » Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:53 pm

This is a mound of earth used for the defence of a place and one which is capable of resisting artillery fire. It should be wide enough on the top to allow the passage of troops and guns and it is supported by a parapet.

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