, does not occur in Latin; cognate are the Lat. angere, to compress into a bend or to strangle, and the Gr. ayKOS, a bend; both connected with the Aryan root ank-, to
directly towards the front. Further, both its faces are usually open to enfilade. Redans were therefore almost always used in conjunction with other works, one of the most common forms being the " lines of redans " used as field works. These consisted of lengths of plain trenches facing the front, with redans at intervals along the line. In the present day the
redan is loosely applied to works merely possessing saliency, as in the case of the celebrated bastions Nos. 3 and 2 at Sevastopol in 185455, usually called the "Redan " and " Little Redan " respectively (see CRIMEAN WAR). The " Redan " was a large
, does not occur in Latin; cognate are the Lat. angere, to compress into a bend or to strangle, and the Gr. ayKOS, a bend; both connected with the Aryan root ank-, to
blunted or rounded off and the side faces broken into several
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