Entrenchments

The Nazis used the wealth they plundered from the countries they conquered—not to mention armies of enslaved laborers they captured—to construct defensive fortifications that remain among the largest, most robust military entrenchments ever built.

Finally, the unfinished railroad grade offered cuts and fills that could be used as ready-made entrenchments.

Heavy skirmish lines suppressed any ability of the Union to determine the strength or exact positions of the Confederate entrenchments.

However, nearby Confederate artillery was brought to bear on the entrenchments, turning them into a death trap for the Federals.

James, p. 21. However, Ledlie's untrained division was not prepared for the explosion, and reports indicate they waited ten minutes before leaving their own entrenchments.

Once the Army of Humayun had made its charge and Sher Shah's troops made their agreed-upon retreat, the Mughal troops relaxed their defensive preparations and returned to their entrenchments without posting a proper guard.

On the western leg, Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes coordinated the defense and the brigade of Brig. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur suffered heavy casualties as they fought their way to regain the entrenchments lost by the Stonewall Brigade.

The trowel or spade bayonet was another multipurpose design, intended for use both as an offensive weapon as well as a digging tool for excavating entrenchments.

Wert, p. 357. Burnside evaded him at the Battle of Campbell's Station and settled into entrenchments around the city, which Longstreet besieged unsuccessfully.