| 31. | It was a key fortress of the Great Abatis Belt and successfully resisted a siege by the Tatars in 1552.
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| 32. | Dunovant's men advanced as far as the ditch and abatis, but were driven back by heavy fire.
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| 33. | The rebels apparently anticipated the Russian movement and for three days fortified the banks of the Valerik with abatis and debris.
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| 34. | Though rarely used by modern conventional military units, abatises are still officially maintained in United States Army and Marine Corps training.
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| 35. | As the British advanced, the Americans slowed their advance by burning bridges, muddying wells and building abatis across the roads.
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| 36. | Second, the fortifications had been built overnight by tired troops and consisted of shallow trenches with no head logs or abatis.
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| 37. | Despite their officers'attempts to stop them, the soldiers dashed forward through the abatis to the base of the stockade.
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| 38. | A form of giant abatis, using whole trees instead of branches, can be used as an improvised anti-tank obstacle.
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| 39. | He took no precautions beyond strengthening his picket lines, and refused to entrench, build abatis, or push out reconnaissance patrols.
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| 40. | On July 7, they constructed a lengthy series of abatis ( felled trees with sharpened branches pointed outward ) below these entrenchments.
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