Elements of Military Art and Science / Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars.

by H. W. Halleck

assault."

"Now, in the siege of Sebastopol, the trenches of the besiegers

never reached the edge of the ditch; so that, had the fortification been

a permanent one, the most difficult, slow, and dangerous part of the

siege remained to be undertaken, viz., the crowning of the covered

way, the establishment of the breach batteries, the descent and passage

of the ditch, and the assault of the breach; in other words, at the

moment when the weakness of the temporary works became apparent and

fatal, the true strength of the permanent defences would have commenced

coming into play."