Carnot wall
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A Carnot wall is a type of loop-holed wall built in the ditch of a fort or redoubt. It takes its name from the French mathematician, politician, and military engineer Lazare Carnot. Such walls were in
The Carnot wall at Forte Altavilla, Ancona, Italy
Lazare Carnot
Illustration of the replica Carnot Wall constructed at Woolwich in 1823 - showing the effect of bombardment.
The Carnot wall in the fort at Littlehampton
French Revolutionary Army
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The French Revolutionary Army was the French land force that fought the French Revolutionary Wars from 1792 to 1802. In the beginning, the French armies were characterised by their revolutionary fervo
French line grenadier during the Revolution
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a decisive victory for the French.
French general, light infantry officer and line infantryman in 1795
Five French soldiers (left to right): coast guard, carabinier, line infantryman, sapper and artilleryman