t With respect to the requisite number of troops for the
siege of a place, it should be estimated not only according to
the strength of the garrison, as well as to the nature and ex-
tent of the fortifications, but also in consequence of the means
that the enemy may have of sending a consideiable fqrce to
attack the beaegta^ and oblige him to raise the siege.
DEFENCE OP PLACES. H

tarded, and the ultimate result precarious. The
artillery, ammunition, tools, &c. necessary for
the besieging army, are to be assembled in de-
pots cautiously established in such situations be-
hind it as may not enable the enemy to draw in-
ferences from them with respect to the views of
the army, and will however render convenient
the conveyance to the latter of the various sup-
plies which the dep8ts contain. The carriages,
horses, and other means of conveying these sup-
plies, as soon as they may be wanted, should of
course be secured.
