[Jean Lafitte-Clavé ?] - Mémoire militaire sur la frontière de la Flandre et du Hainault, depuis la

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Manuscript in ink, 4 notebooks separated by 9 double-sided sheets, bound with contemporary cord, circa 1750.

Original manuscript of a text of a text still in circulation today. The author has made a treatise on tactics which he indicates both offensive and defensive. Each square in the region is analyzed with historical reminders of the fights in Lille, Douai, Dunkirk, Maubeuge, Charlemont. The author's conclusion is based on the interest of the conquest of the places of the border with in particular the mastery of the rivers prohibiting the enemy any logistical facility (transport of subsistence in particular). The last lines pay homage to Vauban, whose author had understood the concordance of the interests of the lines of defense and trade (construction of canals). 67494321 Read more