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

"The difficulty consisted in conquering the Russian army upon a

position prepared long beforehand for its defence, quite as much as in

surmounting the material obstacle of the fortification."

"Our places of arms being established at thirty metres from the

besieged works, we were able to choose our own time for action, and to

throw ourselves unexpectedly upon the enemy when the fire of our

artillery had forced him to shelter himself, up to the last minute,

behind his numerous blindages; to have gone further would have been

inviting the initiative in the attack on the part of the Russian army."

"The absence of scarp walls, which would have secured the place