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Ditch (fortification)

Ditch (fortification)

Ground obstacle to slow an attacking force.

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  1. Counterscarp

    Outer side of a ditch or moat in a fortification.

    38%

  2. Rampart (fortification)

    Defensive bank or wall surrounding a fortified site, such as a castle or settlement.

    21%

  3. Ha-ha

    Type of recessed barrier.

    20%

  4. Trench warfare

    Land warfare involving static fortification of lines.

    10%

  5. Border barrier

    Wall or barrier at national boundaries.

    5.9%

  6. Carnot wall

    Fortification system used in 19th-century Europe.

    5%

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    Defensive ditch surrounding a fortification or town.

    22%

  2. Berm

    Raised bank of land or barrier.

    13%

  3. The Pale (Ireland)

    Part of Ireland controlled by England in the Late Middle Ages.

    11%

  4. Defensive wall

    Fortification used to protect an area from potential aggressors.

    11%

  5. Fortification

    Military defensive construction.

    8.9%

  6. Rampart (fortification)

    Defensive bank or wall surrounding a fortified site, such as a castle or settlement.

    7.9%

  7. Battle of Cerignola

    1503 battle in the Third Italian War.

    6.4%

  8. Fence

    Freestanding structure preventing movement across a boundary.

    2.7%

  9. Castle

    Fortified structure.

    2.7%

  10. Anglo-Saxon London

    City of London during the Anglo-Saxon period.

    2.5%