- The
cheval de frise (plural:
chevaux de frise [ʃə.vo də fʁiz], "Frisian horses") was a
defensive obstacle,
existing in a
number of forms, prin****lly as...
- war's end in 1782. Two
other barriers across the river,
referred to as
chevaux-
de-
frise, were
undertaken by the Colonials; the first,
between Fort Washington...
-
Chevaux De Frise is an
unincorporated community in
Ritchie County, West Virginia,
United States. The
etymology of the name of
nearby Chevaux de Frise...
-
attempted to
prevent the
British from p****ing
upriver by
emplacing 106
chevaux de frise (upright logs
tipped with iron points)
between the
island and Plum...
- ****ault,
fourteen ditches were
lined with sword-blades and
poisoned chevaux-
de-
frise around the fort by the
French soldiers. The then Duke of Wellington...
- and Fort
Mifflin were
rebuilt and
garrisoned to
protect a line of
chevaux de frise obstacles across the
Delaware River. Fort
Billingsport was
built downriver...
-
under the
command of
Captain Hamond, made
their way
through the
lower chevaux-
de-
frise and
sailed up the river.
Among these vessels were HMS Augusta, out****ed...
-
almost directly across the
North River (Hudson River) in New York.
Chevaux-
de-
frise,
south of the
Hudson River Chain, were laid
between them.
These twin...
-
September 2022 the
Berlin Philharmonic pla**** Barry’s
orchestral piece,
Chevaux de frise,
conducted by
Thomas Adès. Barry’s Kafka’s
Earplugs was
premiered at...
- Fort New Richmond. This
fortification was an
earthen redoubt with
chevaux de frise on the outside. It was
surrounded by a moat 18 feet (5.5 m) wide and...
