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Circumvallation — Cir cum*val*la tion, n. (Mil.) (a) The act of surrounding with a wall or rampart. (b) A line of field works made around a besieged place and the besieging army, to protect the camp of the besiegers against the attack of an enemy from without.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Investment (military) — A reconstructed section of the Alesia investment fortifications … Wikipedia
Siege — A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition and/or assault. The term derives from sedere , Latin for seat or sitting. [ [http://m w.com/dictionary/siege Merriam Webster: siege] ] A siege occurs… … Wikipedia
boundary — bound·ary n pl ar·ies: a theoretical line that marks the limit of an area of land Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. boundary I … Law dictionary
Limit — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Limit >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 limit limit boundary bounds confine enclave term bourn verge curbstone but pale Sgm: N 1 termination termination terminus … English dictionary for students
mete — I noun barrier, border, borderland, borderline, bound, boundary, boundary line, boundary mark, bounds, circumscription, confine, division line, end, limit, limitation, line of circumvallation, line of demarcation, margin, measure, outline,… … Law dictionary
Andrew Lambert — Early life and educationAndrew Lambert was born in England on 31 December 1956 and is the son of David George Lambert of Beetley, Norfolk and Nola, née Burton. He attended Hamond s High School, Swaffham, and received his BA in Law from the City… … Wikipedia
Siege of Lathom House — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Lathom House partof=the First English Civil War caption= date=February 27–May 27, 1644 place=Lathom, Lancashire result=Royalist victory combatant1=Royalists combatant2=Parliamentary Army… … Wikipedia
contravallation — /kon treuh veuh lay sheuhn/, n. Fort. a more or less continuous chain of redoubts and breastworks raised by besiegers outside the line of circumvallation of a besieged place to protect the besiegers from attacks from the outside, as by a… … Universalium
Siege of Groenlo (1627) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Groenlo partof=the Eighty Years War caption= date=20 July 19 August1627 place=Groenlo, Gelderland result=Dutch Victory,Dutch Capture of Grol combatant1= combatant2= commander1=Frederick Henry, Prince of … Wikipedia
