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... ARMY . " Means of obstructing entrances to harbors . " This brings us to consider a third class , consisting of establishments of importance situated at a distance up some river or bay , there being intermediate space too wide to be ...
... ARMY . " Means of obstructing entrances to harbors . " This brings us to consider a third class , consisting of establishments of importance situated at a distance up some river or bay , there being intermediate space too wide to be ...
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... army and well - organized militia . The navy must be provided with suitable establishments for construction and repair , stations , harbors of rendezvous , and ports of refuge - all secured by forti- fications , defended by regular ...
... army and well - organized militia . The navy must be provided with suitable establishments for construction and repair , stations , harbors of rendezvous , and ports of refuge - all secured by forti- fications , defended by regular ...
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... army , therefore , thrown upon our coast would push forward with some definite object to be attained by a prompt movement and by vigorous exertions . Our experience , more than half a century ago , de- monstrated that an invading force ...
... army , therefore , thrown upon our coast would push forward with some definite object to be attained by a prompt movement and by vigorous exertions . Our experience , more than half a century ago , de- monstrated that an invading force ...
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... army . It is certain that whatever works we erect should be so constructed as to be beyond the reach of any coup de main that would probably be attempted against them ; and this capacity must depend upon their exposure and upon the ...
... army . It is certain that whatever works we erect should be so constructed as to be beyond the reach of any coup de main that would probably be attempted against them ; and this capacity must depend upon their exposure and upon the ...
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... army could march , without obstruction , to Brook- lyn and New York . The third is proposed to be erected in order to bar his access to the lower part of the sound , or , more accurately speaking , to prevent his reaching Hell Gate , a ...
... army could march , without obstruction , to Brook- lyn and New York . The third is proposed to be erected in order to bar his access to the lower part of the sound , or , more accurately speaking , to prevent his reaching Hell Gate , a ...
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