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Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 17
by John Joseph Greenough ContentsGlossary of Fortifications Terms used in this Report Abstract Sommaire Acknowledgements Introduction ". . . we have nothing on Citadel Hill but a heap of ruins. . . ." The Bureaucratic Process Colonel Nicolls's Citadel "I now think I made a little too free with the Climate. . . ." Truth and Consequences Imbroglios Colonel Calder Revises ". . . the Necessity of Remedying the leakage. . . ." ". . . and keep your powder dry!" The Very Model of a Modern Major General Of Mr. McCully's Cow and Other Matters Epilogue Appendix A: Ordnance Staff and Officers Commanding at Halifax Appendix B: The Trace Appendix C: Cavalier Appendix D: Magazines Appendix E: Casemates Appendix F: Drainage Appendix G: Walls Appendix H: The Gate and Bridge Appendix I: The Sally Ports Appendix J: Ravelins Appendix K: Armament Appendix L: General Plan Bibliography Endnotes Select Bibliography Tables 1 The Smyth Commission: Comparison between the Costs as estimated by the Commissioners and as estimated by the Engineers at the Stations 2 Nicolls's Escarp Profiles compared to Vauban's recommended Dimensions for Escarps of similar Size 3 Approximate Amounts by which the various 1833 Estimates exceeded those of 1825 4 Proposed Armament, 1846 |
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