escalade

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In the reign of Queen Mary this stronghold was taken by an escalade.

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert

Against this has been set an optimistic evolution, pictured like an escalade with resident forces lifting the world to better days.

From Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster by Prince, Samuel Henry

The assailants had no heavy artillery, nor any material for escalade; but they had money, and gold proved a better battering-train than lead.

From Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James

When the increasing height of walls made escalade too difficult, other means of attack had to be invented.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

These provided flanking fire along the front; they also afforded refuges for the garrison in case of a successful escalade, and from them the platform could be enfiladed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various