Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . ould beflanked by the enceinte and be masked from thepositions of the assailants batteries. 3. Their para-pets and covered shelters should be shot-proof. which are most retired should commandthose in advance; and whenever this cannot bedone the retired work should be defiled from theone in advance by which it is commanded. 5. Inany combination of outworks the dispositions shouldbe such that the more advanced ones shall fall intothe hands of the assailant before he will be able togain possession of the more retired. 6
Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . ould beflanked by the enceinte and be masked from thepositions of the assailants batteries. 3. Their para-pets and covered shelters should be shot-proof. which are most retired should commandthose in advance; and whenever this cannot bedone the retired work should be defiled from theone in advance by which it is commanded. 5. Inany combination of outworks the dispositions shouldbe such that the more advanced ones shall fall intothe hands of the assailant before he will be able togain possession of the more retired. 6. The com-munications should be ample, and satisfy the generalconditions for these elements. See Counter-guard,Cmered-wny, Demx-lune. Redoubt, and Tenaille. OVATION.—A lesser triumph allowed to a Com-mander for any victory not deserving a triumph, inthe strict sense ; hence, an expression of popularhomage. See Triumph. OVEN.—A very necessary apparatus in militaryeconomy to preserve the health of troops, by enab-ling them, at a comparatively small expenditure of. tfrg*^^.^::** wads Lord Herbert) brought to light the excessive mortality among soldiers, which was partly—and,as the event has shown, justly—attributed to the badcookery of their food. Captain Grant has bestowedmuch attention to army cookery, and has inventedovens for barrack use and for the field. While greatimprovements on the system—or want of 8}stem—wliich preceded them, these ovens are still admittedto be far from perfect in their arrangements. Forboiling meat, etc., in the field, he employs detachedcylinders, which, when empty, he proposes to joinand floor over for use as pontoons ; when in usethey are united crosswise, one in the middle servingfor a chimney, One or more empty barrels can beattached for steaming potatoes, and the roasting ofcoffee is performed, though not altogether success-fully, in another cylinder made to revolve over the
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