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Sapping

Sapping is a term used in siege operations to describe the digging of a covered trench (a "sap") to approach a besieged place without danger from the enemy's fire. The purpose of the sap is usually to advance a besieging army's position towards an attacked fortification. It is excavated by specialised military units, whose members are often called sappers.

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Sapping

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples19
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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Sapping

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related to 1500s · 10
Sapping → Bavaria, Cologne War, Even, Ferdinand, Godesberg, Godesburg, However, Siege, The, To
related to Trace Italienne forts · 8
Sapping → Consequently, First, Fortresses, Italienne, The Italian, These, This, Towers
is a · 1
Sapping → term used in siege operations to describe the digging of a covered trench

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Sappingis aterm used in siege operations to describe the digging of a covered trench0.90text
Sappingrelated to 1500sHowever0.60section
Sappingrelated to 1500sSiege0.60section
Sappingrelated to 1500sGodesberg0.60section
Sappingrelated to 1500sCologne War0.60section
Sappingrelated to 1500sThe0.60section
Sappingrelated to 1500sFerdinand0.60section
Sappingrelated to 1500sBavaria0.60section
Sappingrelated to 1500sGodesburg0.60section
Sappingrelated to 1500sTo0.60section
Sappingrelated to 1500sEven0.60section
Sappingrelated to Trace Italienne fortsItalienne0.60section

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