fougasse

A fougasse is an improvised mortar constructed by making a hollow in the ground or rock and filling it with explosives and projectiles. The fougasse was used by Samuel Zimmermann at Augsburg in the sixteenth century, referred to by Vauban in the seventeenth century, and well known to military engineers by the mid-eighteenth century. Notable use of permanent fougasse installations intended for coastal defence were carved into the limestone by the Knights of St. John on Malta. This technique was used in several European wars, the American Revolution, and the American Civil War. The term is still used to describe such devices.

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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary b72 854-1

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary b72 854-2

Fougasse

Ramla Fougasse

Mgarr fougasse or a feature similar close to Zewwieqa battery

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary b72 854-1		Commons
commons	image		Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary b72 854-2		Commons
commons	image		Fougasse		Commons
commons	image		Ramla Fougasse		Commons
commons	image		Mgarr fougasse or a feature similar close to Zewwieqa battery		Commons