{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf2511 \cocoatextscaling0\cocoaplatform0{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} {\*\expandedcolortbl;;} \paperw11900\paperh16840\margl1440\margr1440\vieww10800\viewh8400\viewkind0 \pard\tx566\tx1133\tx1700\tx2267\tx2834\tx3401\tx3968\tx4535\tx5102\tx5669\tx6236\tx6803\pardirnatural\partightenfactor0 \f0\fs24 \cf0 L, A R T \ \ D E \ \ FORTIFIER. \ \ PART ONE. \ \ CHAPTER ONE. \ \ ..A, 'ART of fortifying enfeignes the way to enclose \ a large or small space, felon this \ that it must contain, so that those who make \ in it, suffocate with little reflexive World to \ the effort of the rainbowmen, by difpofing in such a way the parts \ that contain this Space, that they discover... \ each other, & fe flank each other, enforcing that \ those who shut themselves in, can defend themselves. \ against those who would attack them, not fire_ \ from the front, but at the same time from the flank, & even from behind. \ \ the nceflity where the first men were found. \ to close their dwellings, to prevent the Beasts from \ the courage to enter & huddle up to the ravages, gave the. \ naiffance to the Art of fortifying \ which does not trust first. \ than to lock himself up with Hayes and Pious; which \ \ Part /, A etoit \ \ 2, T H E A R T O F \ \ fleeing cloth to make you sneak up on the Ani.\ \ \ carnaric pain. But as soon as the Men com\ \ \ to make war on each other, your \ \ first..seEn..eintes were not ..ffez strong for fee\ \ to shelter from their attacks, so that the assholes can be set on fire.\ \ \ fommoit in a moment. \ \ That's why they made deep foffez around \ their dwellings, and they cast the earth into them; and they \ which made it look like a dyke species, because of which they \ plant big strong stakes l1aucs & ferrez. Mais enfin \ becoming more and more puiffan, they lock themselves away from Murailles ... \ \ The Afii\'e9geans for then drown the Place, taking the place \ keep that nothing can get in, nor fortify it, & wait. \ ainfi quietly that the fan.'lit1e did what 'art & force don't yet favour. De l\'e0. \ The length of the Seats, which are ten to twenty metres long, comes from here. \ . ins; such as that of Troye, & that of Pfammetiquer \ \ \ As good lives that the Blockades are dragging extremely \ in length, the Efcalade was designed by applying against \ the- Wall a large number of ladders, to make it \ to mount a lot of Soldiers who are fleeing in line; oa- \ the "Affiliate" had reached the foot of the Wall, they \ the foundations of it, which they strengthen, & fill up with it. \ the vuide with good wood \{ec, where they put \ the fire, which confused the props, the Wall fell. \ \ For this inconvenience, the Affi\'e9gez swallow themselves up. \ to make ..1 murderers at the top of their Walls7 \ which were made roughly like a balcony,\ whose front was closed by a wall, & the open folly with which they stoned those who fap-\ ,. \ \ \ poient the Wall. \ \ The I! x P ER. 1 EN.CE made them realize that this Ence,\'efntee\ \ _\ \ eto1t: \ \ -\'95 \ \ \ \ F O R T I F 1 E R. Chapter l \ \ 3 \ \ was too trustworthy, and that all the advantage we have in the world... in draw, \ was to raise the Affiliate to the level of the Affiliate, \ & \ make him fight it from top to bottom. Those who defend her, \ are auHi expofez to the features of the outside, that the \ the same time, and the same is true of the other two. \ Crenels to shoot furiously! 'Enemy, & fe cover incontinent \ ...behind the space between the two of them. 1'1ais, corn:... \ The first time I saw him, I was in the middle of the \ Wall, have nothing more to fear, & fe cachoit \ auffi between two Creneaux, not being difficult for him to i\'e8 \ cover against Murderers by 1netting against the Wall. \ of the planks, it was judged that it was not-affective to attack \ ! 'Enemy at the front, but that this feroit a veryconfidable advantage \ ...to flank him again. We started... \ so to build Towers, which flank the \ Wall. These Towers are square, preferring aFace... \ to the Enemy, & two on their side flanking the Wall; \ the fourth face being of the side of the square, which \ \ -Eaves you more than open... These towers are not far away \ of each other than the Flechel's pQrtee, ora little bit more.\ \ THIS first way appeared to be defeated in that the .r t ",,\ ; \ front of Tower A. B. not being defended from the flank, ii...:.../...ec'efr-i.e., being defended only from the front, & receiving at the\ \ \ cune defenfe oblique, pot1voit \'eatre attaqu\'e9e auffi easy\ \ \ the first walls; this is what made one of the first\ \ made them round as shown in Figure 2. Figure shows it. These towers are better than the previous 11tcs, because the . ..equi reO:efans defe11fe oblique in front of the tower as C, D., Figure. \ \ \ ...efr not confidable. Besides that the stones that are in contact with them, \ are carved like e11 corners; which makes them much more reflective of Belier's effort, which was\ \ 4 \ \ \ the Machine which is then made to be slaughtered. \ the walls; because the iron ore is more ferrous on the one hand and on the other9 \ ...against the others every time we hit them. \ \ -All the ancient cities are still fortified, except that some fortifications have been added. \ modern. \ \ Other fi,rends are square towers, but different as of today. \ the first ones; for they prefer one of \ their Enemy Angles, having the advantage that their sides have the advantage \ the closest to the Wall are not seen, and do not \ The main reason for this is that they do not want to flank it, as Figure 3 shows. \ .. \ \ I believe that it was from these towers that our \ BaO:ions; for the ancient rnaniere that was to make the Flanks \ perpendicular to the Face, gave them a square figure. \ \ THIS THREE LAST WAYS OF FORTIFICATION lasted for a long time. \ jufques e... the year- 13'38-. of our Lord, that the Can-on & theMoufquets \ were made up. The Cannons being stronger \ that all the Macl1ines of the Old Ones, we've been forced to read their0ppofer. \ bodies of greater refiO:ance. That's what:. \ that, instead of these walls being thin, these walls are thin. \ sspare them to take place at the Soldiers cte defend themselves there for their own convenience, we-were obliged to reinforce them. \ \ ...from behind, from land, which we take from the.., \ F! fez-what we were doing in front of; that's what gave us the idea- \ ...of our Remparts. \ \ It's the same as in the past, to celebrate the Places, \ & defends them-, all the e1fential Principles were used \ & toa-tes le3 Founding regie.mentals that the Art of the- \ Forti,fication leaks at p1:efent; not by the world's most practiced innondati0ns \ about around the plaza, to stop the A1Jp.\ roches;;par la profondeui:& l'e(ca.rpement des.Foifez: \ \