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HistWar (English zone) => General discussions => Thema gestartet von: Jacquinot am 23 November 2011, 15:04:52 Nachmittag
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Anybody know for what this towers on redoubts?
Some people on Russian military history forum ask me about that.
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Jacquinot, I have no idea about the towers as well, but in looking aroud I found this website which has a few pictures I handn't seen before: http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/Borodino_battle.htm#_BATTLE_of_SHEVARDINO
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Jacquinot, I have no idea about the towers as well, but in looking aroud I found this website which has a few pictures I handn't seen before: http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/Borodino_battle.htm#_BATTLE_of_SHEVARDINO
Some pictures from Russian books, some from Borodino Panorama.
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Thanks for this excellent link, Petrus :!:
I think the "towers" were light structures used as lookout to watch a long range of landscape....Also they may be used when firing to see over the smoke ?
The representations show only few and on well built fortifications, not hasty fieldworks !
More elaborate, higher wooden frame towers are seen in ACW pictures, both for watch and signals (wig-wag)...
Hope this help ;)
oster
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Thanks for this excellent link, Petrus :!:
I think the "towers" were light structures used as lookout to watch a long range of landscape....Also they may be used when firing to see over the smoke ?
The representations show only few and on well built fortifications, not hasty fieldworks !
More elaborate, higher wooden frame towers are seen in ACW pictures, both for watch and signals (wig-wag)...
Hope this help ;)
oster
Do you have any historical sources about this towers?
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Do you have any historical sources about this towers?
Sorry, I didn't find it at once but they'ld be in one of my books :roll: