The defence of a position selected as a field of battle . ed acrossthe hill of Mougnot, a sort of pleasure ground covered with large trees. These wouldhave concealed an advance from Tavey, which thus could have taken the hdl and usedit against the town. The Germans therefore worked night and day to clear away thewood. This they finished, except in the northern part. The foot of the hill was pro,tected by abatis; the old hollow road barricaded, and shelter-trenches and gun-Pi^sfor a batterv thrown up on the high ground. To the north, the chapel of St. Valbertand the stone walls of the churchyar
The defence of a position selected as a field of battle . ed acrossthe hill of Mougnot, a sort of pleasure ground covered with large trees. These wouldhave concealed an advance from Tavey, which thus could have taken the hdl and usedit against the town. The Germans therefore worked night and day to clear away thewood. This they finished, except in the northern part. The foot of the hill was pro,tected by abatis; the old hollow road barricaded, and shelter-trenches and gun-Pi^sfor a batterv thrown up on the high ground. To the north, the chapel of St. Valbertand the stone walls of the churchyard were occupied, and flanked the front of Mouguot;and the farm of Marion, surrounded by abatis, formed a keep to it. To the south,shelter-trenches were thrown up along the great rpad to Bussurel, and supported by adefended factory on the left bank. The western enclosure walls of HCricourt were pro-vided with banquettes, and the windows of the houses looking west were blocked upand loopholed. A. W. AND J. 1. JACKSON, PRINTERS, THOMAS STREET, \Y00L\YIC1I,.
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