Point d'appui
A point d'appui (French for fulcrum), in military theory, is a location where troops are assembled prior to a battle. Often a monument is erected to commemorate the point d'appui for notable battles. In some battles there may be more than a single point d'appui.[1]
Examples
In Scotland, the Catto Long Barrow is located at the point d'appui of a historic battle[2] between Vikings and Picts in eastern Aberdeenshire.
gollark: If you go around buying something because it's "new" you're a bit of an apioform.
gollark: Does it *matter*? "New" doesn't exactly mean much.
gollark: "THE KNOWLEDGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF UNLEASHING INDESCRIBABLE HORRORS THAT SHATTER YOUR PSYCHE AND SET YOUR MIND ADRIFT IN THE UNKNOWABLY INFINITE COSMOS.", sort of thing?
gollark: And make it large?
gollark: So, how do you plan to move it all to the front?
See also
- Maneuver
- Staging area
- Schwerpunkt, a term with a similar literal meaning though not a similar military meaning
Line notes
- F. C. Heath, 1911
- C. M. Hogan, 2008
References
- F. C. Heath (1911) The Royal Engineers Journal, vol. XIV, Royal Engineers Institute, W. & J. Mackay & Co., Ltd
- C. Michael Hogan (2008) Catto Long Barrow fieldnotes, Modern Antiquarian
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.